About

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Holistic Reflexologist, Certified Yoga Teacher

Dr. Lori Wynn, PT, DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, in 2016 received her Certificate of Completion and License to Practice Reflexology through The Brauer Institute of Holistic Medicine, having completed an intensive 300-hour reflexology certification program incorporating not only the manual techniques of stimulating the reflexes of the feet, but in addition, the spiritual and emotional components of healing, using Chinese Medicine as a guide.

Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Wynn achieved her Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999, followed by her Clinical Doctorate Degree from Chatham University later in 2009. Throughout these years of treating patients with complaints of pain, she observed that many people were suffering from myofascial and musculoskeletal restrictions which would resolve with stretching, strengthening, joint mobilizations and body work, only to return again, sooner or later. Frustrated with these temporary results, her quest has always been to get to the root of such deep seated physical pain, to locate its true origin in order facilitate in her patients their own self-healing mechanisms, resolving their pain once and for all.

Yoga Teacher

I feel honored and excited to share my love for yoga with you. Yoga is my daily physical medicine. Practiced with compassion and awareness, yoga is my primary source of spirituality, my metaphor for living a balanced life with both strength and ease. As a physical therapist specializing in treating patients suffering with chronic pain, I have come to know that traditional strengthening routines just don’t cut it for these people.  Chronic pain is deep, both emotionally and physically, and needs to be released rather than strengthened. The releasing is what I help patients achieve in my physical therapy manual practice. My personal yoga practice began in 1997 coinciding with the start of my journey toward a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Yoga has remained one of the consistencies in my life and I have come to know that I would not want to imagine life without it. More and more as I continue to dive deeper into this practice, I witness the tenants of yoga perfectly jiving with my philosophy of helping people to heal their minds, bodies and souls in unison. Yoga’s focus on mindfulness, breath-work, and postures combining flexibility with strength is perfectly suited, available and beneficial to those in pain, usually beyond the wildest dreams of those new to yoga.

When I am not on my mat, you will find me at some point in every day hiking with my dog Mo through the trails of Frick Park, my favorite place on the planet. Otherwise, I will be working with clients in my home-based holistic physical therapy clinic or spending time with my family (three teenagers and a supportive husband keep life busy and lively!) If you can’t find me at all, I may be out for long stretches of time travelling to faraway places in order to understand people better so that I can better understand myself. I will have my mat with me!

My intention in teaching yoga is to make the practice accessible to as many as people as possible, helping each one of them to be their best selves.