Kimberly Carson

Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, is a mindfulness educator and yoga therapist at OHSU; specializing in the therapeutic use and scientific study of mindfulness and yoga for people with medical challenges. Kimberly currently offers mindfulness and yoga programs to chronic pain, cardiac, oncology (inpatient and outpatient), and internal medicine patients, and has taught mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for more than twenty years. In addition to codeveloping the Mindful Yoga program—which has been shown in research trials to significantly reduce pain, fatigue, and distress in those living with chronic pain—Kimberly consults on mindfulness and yoga clinical research trials, has coauthored dozens of peer-reviewed articles, and codirects professional trainings for yoga teachers and allied health professionals at OHSU, Duke Integrative Medicine, VA Centers, the Kripalu Center, and other locations around the country. With Carol Krucoff, Kimberly coauthored Relax into Yoga for Seniors. To learn more, visit www.mindfulyogaworks.com.