Kirstie Bender Segarra, Ph.D.

Kirstie Bender Segarr, PhD, LMT RMTI E-RYT C-IAYT has been practicing and studying yoga since 1996. She developed "Myofascial Yoga", an integrative alignment based style of yoga that incorporates the myofascial meridians and targets the connective tissue of the body. . She directs the 200 Yoga Teacher program at the University of New Mexico-Taos. Where she has trained over 60 teachers and taught hundreds of students. She teaches yoga to the public at TaoSatva. She directs a 300 Yoga Teacher Training program where graduates of 200 RYT continue an apprenticeship model and advanced training in functional and structural yoga. Her interested is in breaking down the classical paradigm of yoga to include intelligent execution of Asana that incorporates a strong understanding of modifications for pathololgies and chronic conditions. She is the author of Myofascial Yoga available at amazon.com. Her articles may be found on elephantjournal.com and peer review journal articles for her research in fibromyalgia with International Association of Structural Integration. She is presenting at the World Fascial Congress in Fall of 2015 in Washington, DC.