Carol Krucoff
Carol Krucoff, E-RYT, is a Yoga Therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and a health journalist. A frequent contributor to Yoga Journal, Carol served as founding editor of The Washington Post's Health Section and her articles have appeared in numerous national publications including The New York Times, Reader’s Digest and Prevention. She is author of the new book, "Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain," creator of the audio home practice CD, "Healing Moves Yoga," and co-author, with her Duke cardiologist husband, Mitchell Krucoff, MD, of Healing Moves: How to Cure, Relieve and Prevent Common Ailments with Exercise, now in its third edition. |
Kimberly Carson
Kimberly Carson, MPH, E-RYT is a Yoga Therapist at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. As a
health educator specializing in tailoring yoga and meditation for people living with medical concerns, Kimberly taught yoga at Duke University's Center for Living for over 10 years before re-locating to Portland. While at Duke, Kimberly co-authored and served as yoga therapist on research protocols using yoga and meditation for various medical conditions (e.g., chronic low back pain, metastatic breast cancer pain, menopausal symptoms in cancer survivors). Kimberly, and her husband Jim, have just published the the findings of their Yoga of Awareness for Fibromyalgia research program in the journal Pain. This most recent study was conducted at Oregon Health & Science University where she also teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction as developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn as well as specialized yoga classes for various patient populations. Based on their published studies, Kimberly and Jim co-direct Yoga of Awareness Teacher Trainings for Cancer and Chronic Pain. Kimberly is certified as a teacher of Kripalu Yoga, pre & post natal Integral Yoga, as well as Cardiac Yoga as taught by Nischala Devi and has practiced yoga for over 20 years. |
