Medical Therapeutic Yoga Workshop 

*Workshops coming soon! In meanwhile, please feel free to schedule a free Medical Therapeutic Yoga discovery visit to find out how MTY can benefit you!*
Welcome to this two-hour workshop to learn about and experience a personalized healing form of yoga called Medical Therapeutic Yoga or MTY! MTY is the practice of yoga in medicine, rehabilitation, and wellness settings instructed by a licensed health care professional who has graduated from the Professional Yoga Therapy Institute (PYTI) and has been credentialed as a PYT.

MTY uses the Biopsychosocial (BPS) model of care which is what both the World Health Organization and the Institute of Medicine endorse. The BPS model provides personalized medicine, where the patient is the main focus and attends not only to their physical needs but also their intellectual, psycho-emotional, social, energetic and spiritual concerns.

MTY is appropriate for students who - have never practiced yoga, pre- or post-surgery, post-partum, chronic illness, yoga teachers who would like to learn the latest and safest evidenced based yoga, and even experienced yoga practitioners who would like to step back and review subtle techniques to fine tune their practice or get past a stuck point in their practice.

In This Interactive Workshop, The Students Will:

  • Be introduced to the key concepts of MTY.
  • Learn how to combine yoga postures with evidence-based medicine with a primary focus on breathing and spine stability.
  • Explore research-based breath techniques to reduce stress and reverse chronic disease.
  • Experience how a PYTI level 1 beginner yoga class would flow starting with a guided meditation followed by breathing techniques useful for different postures. If the participants are able to learn and progress to using a spine-stabilizing breath, the workshop could move from supine to prone, sitting, all-fours, and eventually standing. ​
  • *Yoga mats, blocks, straps and Mexican blankets are free to borrow, or bring your own in you like.*

Availability & Costs

*Cost: $35
If enough interest, MTY classes will soon follow. Students attending the workshop qualify for a 10% discount to the 6-week 75 min class series of PYTI level 1 (beginner) - $135 versus $150

For further information about the MTY method, visit proyogatherapy.org. To learn about the founder, Dr. Ginger Garner, visit gingergarner.com and medicaltherapeuticyoga.com

Location:
​Visits are by appointment only. Upon scheduling specific directions will be provided. Thank you.

Address: 
Gates Mills, OH 44040

Phone: 
440-823-7514
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Email: 
brabin@holisticpt.org
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Look What Others Are Saying
​About The Medical Therapeutic Yoga Workshop

Julie B.

"I started seeing Barbara after experiencing several chronic running injuries.  I had been battling plantar fasciitis,, hip pain and low back pain.  Barbara has helped me through a combination of physical therapy, yoga, myofascial release, and strength training.  I had been to other physical therapists and doctors before, but no one had has helped me as the way Barbara has.  She is the most patient, understanding and encouraging practitioner.  With her help and guidance, I have become stronger, run farther and achieved goals that I never had believed were possible. Barbara believed in me and gave me the confidence to believe in myself. She has given me tools to continue to keep my body and mind healthy.  Working with her has completely changed my outlook on exercise, health, and wellness."

Faith B.

"Her presentation was concise and the practice in the workshop gave the results desired and needed. She knows her stuff and how to use it to get results."​

Stephanie H.M.

"Barbara has a very personal but professional approach to her teaching. I always felt very comfortable asking her questions and felt that I received the very best information that she could provide in return. A valuable quality of  teacher is to be approachable. Barbara is not only very approachable, but a great resource."