Dr. Shannon Leggett: How to Infuse Yoga Principles into PT Healthy Wealthy & Smart

On this episode of the Healthy, Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I welcome Dr. Shannon Leggett, PT, DPT to talk about how to infuse yoga principles into physical therapy practice. Dr. Legget is a manually-based orthopedic physical therapist with 21 years of experience. I understand the complex nature of pain and the necessity to use a comprehensive, individualized treatment approach.
In this episode, we discuss:
Shannon's journey to becoming a yoga teacher How to infuse the principles of yoga, not just the moves or poses, into PT practice Cases studies in applying yoga principles in PT  The importance of breathwork  How to be more present through yoga  And much more!   
Resources:
Shannon's Instagram Shannon's LinkedIn Restorative Yoga  A big thank you to Net Health for sponsoring this episode! Learn more about Net Health Therapy for Private Practice here.   
More About Dr. Leggett:
I am a manually-based orthopedic physical therapist with 21 years of experience. I understand the complex nature of pain and the necessity to use a comprehensive, individualized treatment approach. I perform a thorough evaluation looking at movement, strength, flexibility and balance, as well as lifestyle. I believe that how we live influences our ability to heal. I combine my extensive background of treating musculoskeletal injuries with my training in mind-body techniques to formulate a holistic plan of care
 
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Welcome to the healthy, wealthy, and smart podcast. Each week we interview the best and brightest in physical therapy, wellness, and entrepreneurship. We give you cutting edge information. You need to live your best life. Healthy, wealthy, and smart. The information in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as personalized medical advice. And now here's your host, Dr. Karen Litzy. Hey everybody. Welcome back to the podcast. I am your host parents in today's episode is brought to you by
Speaker 2 (00:41):
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Speaker 2 (01:53):
Shannon Leggett, she is an orthopedic, a manual physical therapy with 20 years of experience. She understands the complex nature of pain and the necessity to use a comprehensive individualized treatment approach. She performs thorough evaluations, looking at moveme