129 Marlysa Sullivan: Polyvagal Theory, The Nervous System and Yoga

Marlysa Sullivan MPT, E-RYT 500 is an Assistant Professor at Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) where she teaches in the integrative science and yoga therapy departments. Marlysa has developed many courses as well as being the founding clinic director for the Masters of Science in Yoga Therapy program at MUIH. Courses she created and currently teach include: Anatomy and Kinesiology, Yoga Perspectives on Heath and Disease, Yoga and the Mind, Yoga for the Chronic Pain, Orthopedic and Neurologic client populations and Physical Activity and Health. She also currently teaches Physiology. At Emory University Marlysa teaches a semester-long elective on yoga and mindfulness for physical therapy in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Marlysa is an active participant in research and has been involved in research on yoga for anxiety and on yoga for low back pain at Walter Reed. She has co-authored the book Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain.

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