revolutionizing healthcare through sustainable, comprehensive primary care education in Integrative Lifestyle Medicine.
Welcome to Living Well Institute!
Home to the Lifestyle Medicine Certificate & Professional Yoga Therapy Institute® Medical Therapeutic Yoga (MTY) Certification Programs.
I founded Living Well, Inc. in 2000 & PYTI® in 2001 to teach healthcare providers to use yoga reliably and safely in healthcare by combining it with PT, OT, & Athletic Training. Since then, I have evolved the program to fully prepare therapists to be primary care providers through Lifestyle Medicine.
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What people are saying…
“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
“I am so honored and proud to be part of this pioneering movement!”
“You have given me HOPE again.”
Brian Shipp, Patient
“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
“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.”
“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
“Witnessing how the biopsychosocial MTY model can have such an impact on people re-energizes me as a practitioner.”
Dr. Rachel Gorman DPT
Choose Your Pathway
We have two Certification Pathways, the Lifestyle Medicine Certificate (LM) or the Medical Therapeutic Yoga Certification (MTY). The MTY Program allows you to earn both Certifications at the same time.
Integrative Lifestyle Medicine (ILM)
You will learn the latest evidence in: mindful and integrative movement, nutrition to impact neuromuscular & musculoskeletal outcomes, sleep science, pain science, stress management, behavioral change and health coaching, environmental influences, as well as specific interventions to influence epigenetic impact & the gut microbiome. Together these elements comprehensively prepare the PT, OT, or related provider to be a primary care clinician capable of delivering biopsychosocial, person-centered care across the lifespan.
Medical Therapeutic Yoga
(MTY)
Medical Therapeutic Yoga is an evidence-based practice & specific methodology for delivering yoga & mindfulness as Integrative Medicine in healthcare. The vision of MTY is to improve efficacy and safety of yoga in rehabilitation and wellness populations through combining skilled therapy and medical care with evolved yoga and mindfulness techniques. MTY is a complete biopsychosocial system of care that addresses chronic pain, noncommunicable disease, and population health. This pathway also includes the ILM Certificate.
Upcoming Courses
Medical Therapeutic Yoga: Foundations for Yoga Practice in Rehabilitation (16 CE) Jackson, MS – POSTPONED – DATE TBA
Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine – Level I Certification – Charlottesville, VA
Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine – Level II Certification – Aptos, California
Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine III – Level III Certification (All-Inclusive Residential Retreat) – Boone, NC
Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine II – Level II Certification – Charlottesville, VA
Living Well Blog
Witnessing how the biopsychosocial MTY model can have such an impact on people re-energizes me as a practitioner.
Dr. Rachel Gorman DPT
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