Jim Carson is a clinical health psychologist and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, and of Psychiatry, at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He is a former yogic monk (swami) who has taught the practices and philosophy of yoga worldwide for over 50 years. Jim is the lead author of Relax Into Yoga for Chronic Pain: An Eight-Week Mindful Yoga Workbook for Finding Relief and Resilience. Jim has applied his expertise to the development and clinical research testing of yoga and ...
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Kimberly Carson is a health educator and mindfulness teacher specializing in the therapeutic use and scientific study of mindfulness and yoga for people with medical challenges. Kimberly offers mindfulness and yoga programs to chronic pain, cardiac, oncology, long covid, and Parkinson’s patients and has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for 20+ years. Co-developer of Mindfulness-Based Relationship Enhancement, as well as the Mindful Yoga program—shown in research trials to significantly reduce pain and fatigue in those living with chronic pain—Kimberly, has coauthored ...
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As a writing clinician and integrative health coach, Evans works with groups, individuals, and health care professionals, teaching them how to use writing for better physical, emotional, and spiritual health. He has authored five books and has taught journaling and writing for self-development for over thirty years. With James Pennebaker, Evans co-authored Expressive Writing: Words that Heal (2014). His book, Wellness & Writing Connections: Writing for Better Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health (2010), is a collection of essays from the Wellness ...
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Carol Krucoff is a yoga educator who teaches people with health challenges how to use yoga breathing, movement, and meditation techniques to find ease in body and mind. Carol is co-founder and co-director of the Integrative Yoga for Seniors teacher training, designed to help yoga instructors work safely and effectively with older adults. An IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist and an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance, Carol has been practicing yoga for nearly 50 years and has been ...
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After being diagnosed with a chronic, lifelong disease at the age of 50, Kathy Mackintosh took inventory of all aspects of her health. Many of her medical issues could be helped by making important lifestyle changes. These changes included losing weight and challenging herself by participating in 50 mile walks and 60 story stair climbs for charity. Her personal successes eventually led her to Duke Integrative Medicine’s DHWCT program, to partner with others to realize their own personal health goals. Her ...
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