To quote the wise Ginger Garner: “What happens in Vagus, stays in Vagus.” by Liz Williams PT, PYT How can you go wrong with a presentation that includes the slide, “What Happens in Vagus, Stays in Vegas?” In short, Ginger Garner did a bang up job of presenting her life’s work in Professional Yoga Therapy to…
Tabitha Intschert, LCSW, PLLC – The Houston Therapist announces beginning of Professional Yoga Therapy Services March 25, 2014 Houston, TX – Tabitha Intschert, LCSW, PLLC is now offering Pro Yoga Therapy services in addition to Psychotherapy services for individuals and families. Tabitha is expected to begin those services beginning in March of this year. The addition of Professional…
Congratulations to Veronica Whetsel PT, PYT-C, CPI, Cassi Kit RSW, PYT-C, and Amber Keating LCSW, PYT, on their collective publication in the Winter 2012 issue of Yoga Therapy Today. Sharing their professional perspectives about the Professional Yoga Therapy program and its curriculum is a valuable resource for all students past, present, and future. The Report: The…
PYT Graduate and DPT, Tianna Meriage-Reiter pens a letter to the editor of PT Journal, in reponse to an article about “Stress Management as an Adjunct to Physical Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain” Bruflat, et al., 92:1348-1359doi:10.2522/ptj.20110489 Dr. Meriage-Reiter writes, Initially, it was a pleasure to finally see an article in PTJ that approached the psychosocial aspects of pain. We…
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…
Seeking Wellness: Tapping Art to Inspire Creativity & Freedom Let me tell you a story… In the summer of 2014 I sat waiting in an airport terminal for a twice-delayed flight. My ears were being assaulted by the blaring news station barking out social conditioning and barely veiled biased news that would test even the…
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…
Top Five “Must Haves” for Hip Labral Surgery Recently a question about hip labral surgery needs was asked on a closed Facebook page I administer. I am both a “hippie” (aka hip labral injury) PT and a patient; and as a result, I hear this question often and see it equally as much on Facebook support…
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…
Walking Patterns and Hip Impingement One of the easiest ways to determine if someone is in pain is to watch the way they move. And perhaps the most commonly observed and universal movement pattern is gait. From a subtle loss of trunk rotation or pelvic translation to a gross loss of reciprocal gait, a dynamic…
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…