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In-Person Workshop Retreat Experience

My Physio-Zen Method® Certification for Healthcare Professionals

Moving Beyond Chronic Pain: Restoring Purpose, Function, and Calm

Research-informed strategies that create strong momentum through integrated mental, physical, and neurobiological pathways.

Book your spot in one of our workshop/retreats expertly crafted by physical therapists for chronic pain relief, burnout recovery, and resilient living. 

We are the new inter-professional and integrative standard for healthcare professionals in whole person care.

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The Virgin Islands, Caribbean

My Physio-Zen Method® Certification Retreats
What Our Evidence-Based Workshop Offers…

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A New Standard — Not Fitness. Not Therapy.

An integrative, evidence-based model bridging clinical care, lifestyle medicine, and resilient living. This program represents a distinct educational model that sits between traditional clinical care, the bio-psycho-social model, and general wellness programming. It is neither a fitness retreat nor a substitute for medical treatment, but an academically grounded, integrative educational experience.

 

By combining evidence-based rehabilitation principles, lifestyle medicine foundations, and integrative care frameworks, the workshop establishes a new standard for healthcare professional education focused on chronic pain relief, burnout recovery, and resilient living.

Built for Healthcare Professionals

Practical, evidence-aligned education tailored for clinicians seeking relief, renewal, and professional sustainability. The workshop retreat is specifically structured for healthcare professionals seeking evidence-based education that supports both clinical excellence and personal sustainability. Content is relevant to physicians, physical therapists, nurses, advanced practice providers, psychologists, and allied health professionals.

Educational objectives emphasize applicability, critical thinking, and professional resilience. The program supports continuing education goals while addressing the growing need for integrative, lifestyle-oriented approaches to chronic pain and clinician well-being.

Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Relief

Neuroscience-informed strategies designed by physical therapists to address persistent pain at its root—not just symptoms. This workshop retreat delivers evidence-based education grounded in contemporary pain science, neuroscience, and physical therapy practice. Participants examine the biopsychosocial mechanisms of chronic pain, including central sensitization, cortical reorganization, and maladaptive movement and stress responses that perpetuate persistent pain conditions.

Instruction emphasizes clinically applicable strategies that move beyond symptom suppression toward long-term resolution. Through guided experiential learning and case-based discussion, healthcare professionals gain practical tools to apply pain neuroscience education, graded exposure principles, and movement-based reconditioning within integrative and lifestyle-oriented care models.

Burnout Recovery & Nervous System Regulation

Clinically grounded tools for stress reduction, autonomic balance, and sustainable energy for healthcare professionals. Healthcare burnout is addressed through an evidence-informed framework focused on nervous system regulation, stress physiology, and recovery science. Participants explore the role of autonomic imbalance, sleep disruption, chronic stress exposure, and moral injury in clinician burnout and reduced professional longevity.

Educational content integrates principles from neurophysiology, behavioral health, and lifestyle medicine to support resilience and restoration. Attendees learn practical strategies for autonomic regulation, stress modulation, and sustainable self-care practices that are applicable both personally and professionally within demanding healthcare environments.

Integrative Care Approach

A whole-person model combining movement science, mind-body practices, and behavior change to support long-term health. This program presents an integrative care framework that aligns with whole-person and interdisciplinary healthcare models increasingly adopted in academic medical centers. Instruction emphasizes the coordinated interaction of physical, psychological, behavioral, and environmental contributors to health and disease.

Participants are guided through evidence-based approaches that bridge conventional rehabilitation, mind-body medicine, and lifestyle interventions. Emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning, interprofessional collaboration, and ethical application of integrative strategies within scope-of-practice guidelines.

Lifestyle Medicine Foundations

Nutrition, sleep, recovery, and daily habits that support inflammation reduction, resilience, and functional longevity. Lifestyle medicine principles form a core component of the educational curriculum, with focused attention on nutrition, sleep health, physical activity, stress management, and behavior change. Content is grounded in current research linking lifestyle factors to inflammation, metabolic health, pain persistence, and cognitive-emotional resilience.

Healthcare professionals gain practical frameworks for counseling, self-application, and patient education that support long-term functional outcomes. Instruction emphasizes realistic, sustainable lifestyle strategies that can be integrated into clinical care plans and professional wellness initiatives.

Functional Medicine-Informed Strategies

Systems-based insights that connect pain, stress, metabolism, and lifestyle patterns into practical, applicable solutions. The program introduces functional medicine–informed concepts through a systems-based lens appropriate for academic and clinical education. Participants examine interconnected physiological pathways—including neuroendocrine function, immune response, and metabolic regulation—that influence pain, fatigue, and stress-related conditions.

Rather than protocol-driven treatment, the focus remains on clinical insight, pattern recognition, and lifestyle-informed interventions. Educational content supports ethical, evidence-aligned integration of functional concepts without exceeding professional scope or replacing standard medical care.

Physical Therapist–Led Expertise

Designed and delivered by licensed physical therapists with clinical experience in chronic pain, rehabilitation, and wellness. All educational content is designed and delivered by licensed physical therapists with advanced training in chronic pain management, integrative care, and lifestyle medicine–aligned approaches. Instruction reflects contemporary rehabilitation science and clinical best practices across outpatient, wellness, and interdisciplinary settings.

This physical therapist–led perspective ensures rigorous attention to movement science, functional restoration, and patient-centered care. The curriculum supports interprofessional understanding while maintaining clarity of professional roles and responsibilities.

Who Should Attend the My Physio-Zen Method® Chronic Pain Relief Certification Retreats?

More than a retreat—an interdisciplinary collaboration where healthcare professionals elevate their own well-being while building a connected referral network for seamless patient care.

🩺Physicians (MD / DO)​​​

Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience

🦴Physical & Occupational Therapists + Assistants (PT / OT / PTA / COTA)​​

Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience

👩‍⚕️Nurses & Advanced Practice Providers (RN / NP / PA)

Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience

🧠Psychologists & Behavioral Health Professionals

Bio-psycho-social and neuroscience-informed pain and stress care

🧑‍⚕️Allied Health Professionals

Interdisciplinary education supporting whole-person care

🏋️ Athletic Trainers & Fitness Professionals

Science-informed movement, recovery, and resilience education

Event Locations

Global Access to our In-Person Experiences

Travel is Medicine

  1. Disrupts habitual stress patterns by removing familiar cues that reinforce pain and burnout

  2. Creates psychological safety through distance from roles, responsibilities, and expectations

  3. Engages curiosity and novelty, which naturally down-regulate threat and pain pathways

  4. Restores perspective by widening emotional, cognitive, and sensory experience

  5. Supports nervous system flexibility, allowing new patterns of regulation and meaning to emerge

Book Your Spot

Choose the package that best fits your journey to transformation

Basic Workshop Fee

$2800 / Person

Full day event access

All guided sessions

Healthy lunch & refreshments

Event materials & journal

Digital resource library

Healthcare Premium Journey

$3300/ Person

One-on-one consultation (30 min)

Personalized wellness plan

Premium welcome gift box

30-day follow-up support

Private group access

Healthcare VIP Program

$3800 / Person

Everything in Premium

Extended one-on-one session (60 min)

Custom meditation/hypnosis recording

90-day integration program

Exclusive future event discounts

What Our Participants Say

Check out our client's testimonial. 

Event Gallery

Glimpses from our previous workshop retreats.

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Alaska

Florida

Colorado

Africa

Bhutan

Orphanage

West Point

Washington DC

France

Thimphu

Workshop

Key West

Aspen

Kilimanjaro

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California

Tahiti

West Point

Workshop

Meet the Founder

Experienced, certified, and passionate about your wellness.

Dr. Kim Byrd-Rider, PT, DPT

Kim Byrd-Rider, PT, DPT, created the My Physio-Zen Method® from a deep devotion to helping people feel at home in their bodies again. She believes true healing unfolds when healthcare professionals gather with intention—sharing wisdom, presence, and care for the whole human experience. Having lived and worked in each course destination, Kim curates every retreat with an insider’s sensitivity to place, rhythm, and beauty, inviting participants into an experience that feels restorative, meaningful, and deeply personal.

Certified Specialist

Drawing from hospital, outpatient, and military physical therapy, along with 30 years of teaching yoga, meditation, Pilates, and holistic practices, Kim blends medical precision with deeply human care.

Education

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Health Science, University of Oklahoma

  • Master’s in Physical Therapy, University of Oklahoma

  • Master’s Study in Psychology, Harvard University

  • Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Boston University

She also brings over 30 years of holistic study, including yoga, meditation, and Pilates, integrating academic rigor with embodied wisdom.

Physical Therapy Experience

  • Advent Health Hospitals, Florida

  • West Point Military Academy, New York (Department of Defense)

  • Department of Education Virgin Islands Schools

  • Aspen Valley Hospital, Colorado

  • The Golden Door (#1 Spa in the World), California

  • Adjunct Professor California Institute of Human Science University

  • CEU instructor Cross Country Education, Nationwide

  • Volunteer Hospital PT and Professor in Thimphu, Bhutan

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before joining us.

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