I’m Jody Ryan.
I support people who live with persistent or chronic pain to move forward and find more ease and less pain in their life.
I also work with people who are finding challenges with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, PTSD, and specifically fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, recovery from surgery, cancer treatment, etc. Information and evidence-informed practices to support, change, or modulate these various conditions or experiences.
I offer 1:1 private sessions, along with classes, workshops, and online programs to a wide range of people, organizations, and communities.
If you’re seeking change that will last over the long term rather than the short-term quick fixes out in the marketplace you’re in the right place.
Learn how you can be your own best resource when you explore and understand what is unique to you and why that matters.
Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), International Association of Yoga Therapists 2023
Pain Care Aware certified, 2018
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500), Yoga Alliance, 2011
EXPLORING
Why do you have pain today, but not yesterday? Or you have pain now, but didn't a few hours ago? What changed?
What contributes to your pain, or makes it worse? What helps downregulate your pain?
That's the exploration. Together, let's find out what is unique to you and then seek out ways to create less pain, find more ease in your daily life.
We look at the whole of your life, not just body parts. This can be a challenge yet the end result will be worth it. Get back to living your life!
ways we can work together
Watch the video below to learn a bit about me and my approach.
You experience the world in and through your body.
Past Experience:
University of Ottawa, Physical and Health Promotion Laboratory, January - April 2023
Teacher for 12-week research study: "A study to understand women's experiences after a gynecologic cancer diagnosis."
Results to be available/published in 2024. Led 2 cohorts of 10 participants twice per week following research guidelines though independently curating each class.
Past Presentations / Appearances:
Symposium on Yoga Therapy And Research (SYTAR), June 10, 2022
Balance Flow Yoga: Integrating Evidence into Yoga Therapy to Address Fall Risk Factors Peri- and Post-menopause (Co-Presenter, with Shelly Prosko)
Manpower Canada, November 2021
Resourcing for Mental Health
CHEO Staff Forum Wellness Initiative, May 2021
Resources for Stressful Times & Transitions
CHEO Navigator Program, April 2021
Rest & Restore: Strategies for Sleep
Publications/Writing:
Yoga Therapy Today, Spring 2021. Contributed to The Yoga Therapists Guide to Social Media, on yoga therapists' use of Twitter
Yoga, tools for life website. Personal Blog about yoga, yoga therapy, chronic pain, research, and related information.
Women Today / Glam Magazine. A monthly column about yoga for a local women's magazine, (2011 - 2012). These are posted on my personal blog, Barely Noticeable.
Elephant Journal, is an online magazine about yoga, organics, and sustainability. Four published articles, which are also posted on my personal blog, Barely Noticeable.
Barely Noticeable, a personal blog while living in Doha, Qatar.
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