Beth Tomlinson, MS, YACEP, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, C-IAYT, CYT for Mental Health

As a yoga therapist, Beth utilizes the principles, practices, and philosophy of yoga to empower patients to be the architect of their own healing and growth - body, mind, and spirit. Using movement, breathwork, meditation, visualization, knowledge of nervous system states, applied polyvagal theory, and the plasticity of the brain, she assists clients with understanding the biopsychosocial and spiritual aspects and implications of their disease or injury and educates them about ways of creating new neural pathways and connections that lead toward wellbeing and healing.

Beth works with clients experiencing a variety of physical and emotional/mental pathologies, diseases, injuries, and ailments including but not limited to chronic pain, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, CFS, stroke recovery, cancer, chronic stress, long Covid, grief, depression, anxiety, and trauma. But yoga therapy is not just for injury or disease, Beth also works with healthy people looking to increase their overall health and well-being, improve relationships, and manage stress.

Beth believes any BODY can do yoga. She is passionate about making yoga accessible and safe for anyone, at any age, no matter their state of fitness or infirmity.

Beth is a an International Association of Yoga Therapists certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT.) An advanced teacher of therapeutic yoga, she holds an additional 100-hour certificate in Yoga Therapy for Mental Health and Addictions. She also holds a certificate from the Stanford School of Medicine in Exercise Physiology. Beth is a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP,) a Speaker, and a Workshop and Retreat facilitator and leader. A somatic and nervous system specialist as well, Beth has studied and/or trained with a variety of professionals including, but not limited to, Bessel van der Kolk, Rachel Yehuda, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Arielle Schwartz, Pat Ogden, Irene Lyons, Alan Questel, Diane Poole Heller, Dan Siegel, Rick Hanson, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and others.

"My gift first showed up in teaching Yoga Nidra and progressive relaxation types of meditation. A student raved about how much my gentle yoga class had helped her specific issues, and I felt such a sense of fulfillment. I knew then that I had found my purpose work.

I have always been fascinated by medicine and voraciously read and research. Yoga therapy is a way to combine my love of yoga and belief in its healing properties and my love of medical research."

Beth holds certifications in Hatha, Chair Yoga, Senior Yoga, Restorative, and trauma-informed teaching. As a complement to her yoga therapy practice, Beth has also studied Feldenkrais, meditation and mindfulness, Buddhism, somatic and nervous system therapies, and trauma healing and resilience.

As a yoga teacher, Beth facilitates a mindful, Hatha, breath-based practice using a therapeutic approach and incorporating the full breadth of yoga, from philosophy to meditation. Focusing on creating strength, flexibility, and building balance, Beth’s general classes are gentle enough for beginners, yet challenging for those looking for more. 

Find out more about Beth Tomlinson here on the International Association of Yoga Therapists member profile.