by Dr. Ginger Garner, PT, DPT, ATC/L This post is meant as a guide (not therapy or a substitute for therapy) for helping you find the best care possible after your hip arthroscopy. This post covers weeks 10-14, with a few considerations for week 15+ weeks. Celebrating a major win today: At 10 weeks out…
This week’s Pose of the Week is the Wall Warrior Twist. It’s a pose to help you work smarter not harder in your yoga posture practice. Work Smarter, Not Harder in Yoga with the Therapeutic Wall Warrior Twist What does this posture offer? I’m so glad you asked! The Wall Warrior Twist is a posture…
Medical Therapeutic Yoga & Physical Therapy mean better self-care and better patient care. Self-care is more critical than ever – for every individual, for our communities, and particularly for those of us who work in health care. As Audre Lorde said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation.” The truth is – we…
Lymphedema, Lipedema, and Aquatic Therapy with Professional Yoga Therapy Maureen Mason, MS PT WCS CCI PYT-C provides a guest blog for Professional Yoga Therapy Institute, highlighting how medical therapeutic yoga can be combined with aquatic therapy for lipedema and lymphedema. We extend our gratitude to Maureen for thinking outside the usual boundaries of health care, addressing…
Yoga During & After Pregnancy Benefits Mom & Baby, Research Shows The number of Americans practicing yoga is at an all time high. In a recent national health survey “approximately 21 million Americans were noted to practice yoga during the past year” 1. The reasons people cited for participating in yoga were increasing energy, enhancing…
Creating Space to Heal with Yoga Kendra Wilks is a physical therapist of 22 years and orthopedic and pelvic health specialist. She is a wife and a mother of two children. She’s also battled cancer, more than once. Undergoing treatment for cancer provided Kendra the opportunity to re-evaluate the origins of “true health” and what that looks like. In…
Rachel Krentzman, RPT, E-RYT on Yoga for a Happy Back Rachel Krentzman discusses her new book Yoga for a Happy Back: A Teacher’s Guide to Spinal Health Through Yoga Therapy With great anticipation we bring you an interview with Rachel Krentzman who has just this month launched her new book Yoga for a Happy Back: A…
Yoga is Transformative Care in Abuse Recovery A Powerful Patient Testimonial Graduates of Professional Yoga Therapy Institute (PYTI) continue to change lives with yoga in transformative ways. Drawing on a multifaceted healing process using all of the PYTI precepts of care, graduates provide care that is innovative, grounded in research, and life changing. One PYTI graduate, Roselee…
On Tuesday, Maureen Mason, MS PT, WCS, CCI, PYT-C, discussed insights on practicing Medical Therapeutic Yoga in her own work. She also shared the following work with us: Meditation 101. This meditation guide and the information following are provided by Comprehensive Therapy Services, in San Diego, CA. Meditation 101 From Comprehensive Therapy Services Here is a meditation…
Our students and graduates are incredible clinicians and writers. We love sharing what they have to say! The following is from a newsletter by Maureen Mason, MS PT, WCS, CCI, PYT-C. This is part one of a two part series, detailing her own experiences and observations while prescribing Medical Therapeutic Yoga to her clients. Learn how…
This week’s post is an interview with the creators of the Overcome Pain with Gentle Yoga video series-Â Neil Pearson and Shelly Prosko. Learn more about a gentle and effective way to manage pain and the minds behind this excellent video series. Why did you create these pain care yoga videos and what makes them unique…
This week’s post highlights Leigh Crowder OTR/L, PYT, and her nonprofit work bringing medical therapeutic yoga to children in underserved areas. During dinner with a friend, PYT graduate, Leigh Crowder, began sharing the impact yoga was having on the children in her occupational therapy practice. Her passion sparked a movement that became Yoga Kidz. In…