Question: A therapist new to using yoga in rehab asked me in the winter of 2015 (February to be exact) about my story. How did I come to yoga through the lens of physical therapy practice? In short, how did I begin using yoga in physical therapy practice? My Response: My response was to pen…
Tame the Ego, Realize your Creative Potential This post is dedicated to all the amazing jazz musicians I have played or sang with over the years. Thank you for helping me discover my soul. If you didn’t catch the first part of this post, read it here, Seeking Wellness: Tapping Art to Inspire Creativity &…
Essentials of Women’s Health Nutrition Practice in Healthcare Ginger’s most recent interview is with Jessica Drummond, women’s health nutrition guru and founder of The Integrative Pelvic Health Institute.  The interview focuses on women’s health nutrition practice, and in it Jessica and Ginger discuss vital considerations in women’s health nutrition practice for health care and wellness…
During the course of the PYT Certification, each class gets a chance to learn about Ayurvedic, as well as seasonal cooking, from Ginger and her organic, local-food loving family. Here are the recipes shared from the class from Module 14, student and physical therapist Veronica Whetsel shares the recipes from the November class. One evening of Module…
Today’s post is an interview with Dustienne Miller, CYT, PT, MS, WCS. Dustienne founded Your Pace Yoga. Find out more about Dustienne here. What kind of folks should practice your DVD’s? The DVDs are appropriate for anyone looking for a gentle, beginner yoga program. I have several students who use the home programs for general…
Seasons Greetings: Highlights from 2014 Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Holidays, and New Year Everyone! What a year 2014 has been!  Thank you for your patience and overwhelming support during my time of recovery this year. Even so, we managed to accomplish great things together! Here are a few highlights: Professional Yoga Therapy Studies accepted the largest…
Today’s guest post is by Stefanie Foster, PT, MSPT, FAAOMPT, PYT. Read more about Stefanie. Under Pressure: what do tech devices have to do with shoulderstand? Several news articles popped up in the last week (1, 2) after an article in a surgical journal (3) highlighted how peering down at our tech devices increases loads on…
Today’s guest post is a three part blog by Tianna Meriage-Reiter, PT, DPT, PYT. Read more about Tianna. Food, lifestyle and medicine have a large effect on chronic inflammation but very little information is out there to help navigate the country of reactive medicine. We ultimately take medicine to get a result, right?–decreased pain, decreased inflammation, improve digestion…
Getting Kids to Eat Healthy I am frequently asked, usually on a weekly basis, by readers, friends, students, and colleagues about how I get my children to eat so healthy. I have written about this before but the problem is so pervasive it is worth more of our attention as mothers and parents in general….
Shutting Down to Move Forward: The Therapist Becomes the Patient I’m saying goodbye (albeit temporarily) to my three blogs and related digital patient advocacy work. That means all my social media forums, from Twitter to Facebook to Pinterest and LinkedIn, will be flatlined starting August 19. Why am I committing this cardinal “no-no” in the…
Guided (Short Version) of Light Meditation Join Ginger for this 8 minute guided breath practice and morning meditation focusing on deep abdominal breathing and  a short version of Ginger’s “Light Meditation.” The meditation was recorded live in the maritime forest on Bogue Banks, the southernmost tip island of the Outer Banks in Emerald Isle, NC. …
How Do You Know When You Are Overextended? I’m Wounded, What do I Do? Vanessa sat in her kitchen, feeling torn. She loved her children, her job, and her home. She felt fortunate, but at the same time, disenchanted. Tired all the time, her mind felt cluttered with lists of things to do amidst toys…