We’re Revolutionizing Healthcare
with sustainable, comprehensive primary care & CONTINUING education & Certification in Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.
LIVING WELL INSTITUTE TEACHES INTEGRATIVE & LIFESTYLE MEDICINE & MEDICAL THERAPEUTIC YOGA CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & VIRTUAL CLASSES FOR THE PUBLIC WHICH HELP TARGET THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE, PAIN, & DISABILITY SO INDIVIDUALS CAN RECOVER FASTER WITH LASTING RESULTS, WHICH SAVES MONEY & TIME FOR THE INDIVIDUAL & THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PLUS YIELDS HIGH SATISFACTION.
Our Mission
To transform healthcare through addressing root causes of disease and pain.
Our Vision
A future in which caring for the whole patient, while also prioritizing the well-being of the provider, is the industry standard in healthcare.
Our Goal
To Transform Healthcare: To empower 77,000 physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers and their assistants over the next 10 years to effectively treat the whole patient through the evidence-based foundations of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine by educating and coaching them on:
- How to lower their own burnout risk by adopting and teaching self-care and self-compassion.
- How to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction with Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine via Medical Therapeutic Yoga.
To Transform Health: So far Dr. Garner has reached 6 continents and thousands of people, teaching them how to use the Lifestyle Medicine of Yoga as Therapy to improve their health and well-being. Our goal is to reach many more!
Our Values
- We want every person to have access to high quality, affordable care through the lens of Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.
- To create practitioners who can speak a dual language – biomedical and biopsychosocial in order to provide Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.
- To advocate for gender and racial equity in healthcare through our commitment to policy creation and community service.
- To support the existence of a sustainable healthcare delivery model.
- To teach everyone how to practice self-care.
- To teach yoga and mindfulness in a way that is non-dogmatic and trauma-informed and welcoming to all religious backgrounds and belief systems.
- To empower everyone to seek their best self.
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What people are saying…
“You have given me HOPE again.”
Brian Shipp, Patient
“This really was an excellent course. I appreciated the attention given to each person in ensuring that we understood complicated topics.”
Dr. Kateleen Bashkansky, PT, DPT
“I cannot thank you enough for who you are as an individual and clinician, what you provide to others, and your tremendous vision to move forward.”
Student / PT
“I am so honored and proud to be part of this pioneering movement!”
“As a therapist, I am prone to “burning out” if I do not give back and take care of myself, which can lead to impartial outcomes. MTY has imparted me with a lifestyle of prioritizing self-care to stay balanced and healthy.”
“Witnessing how the biopsychosocial MTY model can have such an impact on people re-energizes me as a practitioner.”
Dr. Rachel Gorman DPT
“This has been a great experience. I learned a ton from the faculty and colleagues, and felt like I have grown as a person exponentially.”
Dr. Jodi Weitner, PT, DPT
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Our EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS:
Witnessing how the biopsychosocial MTY model can have such an impact on people re-energizes me as a practitioner.
Dr. Rachel Gorman DPT