COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Bend Yoga Therapy partners with local providers and services who share our values of an integrative, collaborative, and empowering approach towards health. Healing is multi-layered and our approach benefits from being multi-faceted too. Recognizing the power of aligned support, we seek to build community and interconnected webs of care so we can all thrive.
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
Elixir Wellness Collective brings together a highly compassionate, skilled team of practitioners collaborating to provide naturopathic, integrative, and functional medicine, as well as acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, and health coaching.
Elixir practitioners work to see all the pieces to each individual health puzzle and utilize the care that will be the most effective in addressing the root cause of illness. We highly recommend Elixir's practitioners and partner with them to help you build lasting wellness.
For compassionate and deeply knowledgeable vestibular and concussion rehabilitation, we highly recommend Laura Ahmed, DPT, out of Aspire Physical Therapy.
Aspire's team of physical therapists embrace a whole-person focused approach, with each hour-long appointment focused on helping you get back to the activities you love with the people you love, faster. Their passionate, highly trained therapists specialize in orthopedic, pelvic floor, TMJ, vestibular, and concussion rehabilitation.
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Shanti O’Connor is a holistic therapist for the mind, body, and soul. For over 15 years Shanti has been working in Bend as a therapist providing one-on-one counseling, women’s groups, energy healing, and retreats. She has specialized training in trauma, pre and postpartum mental health, somatic and mindfulness healing techniques, and dynamic group processes. Shanti’s approach to healing is grounded, practical, collaborative, straightforward and compassionate. Her practice is grounded in deep presence, mindfulness techniques and is solution focused. You can find her at Hawthorn Healing Arts, a long-standing and well-respected integrative practice with a wide range of naturopathic, complementary and alternative offerings.
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https://www.hawthorncenter.com/providers/shanti-oconnor-ms-ncc/
COMMUNITY WELLBEING
Bend Urban Gardens helps turn the front, back, and side yards of Central Oregonians into edible garden spaces, empowering aspiring vegetable gardeners to grow fresh, flavorful, and nutritious food. Their services range from expertly designed personalized crop plans, custom raised bed construction, innovative season extenders, empowering garden lessons, and a wide variety of climate-appropriate plant starts.
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Sustainable, high quality nourishment deeply rooted in local community is a powerful catalyst for wellbeing, and Bend Urban Gardens provides exceptional, passionate full-service support to sow the seeds for health in your own backyard.
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Wild Roots Learning empowers those who are dyslexic or have learning differences to discover their strengths and untapped potential. Working with the esteemed Orton-Gillingham model and bringing deep compassion and skill, they help young minds find their way to reading fluency and empowered learning. Everyone deserves the foundation of reading and learning to thrive with unique beauty in the world.
Sarah Root Art creates drawings from the heart, inspired by our interconnection with nature. With beautiful detail and vibrant color, her work uplifts and inspires the spirit and roots the soul. Connection, playfulness, and beauty are important aspects of wellbeing, and Sarah Root Art brings this joy into life.