Applied Yoga® & Corrective Movement Therapy

Applied Yoga® was created by our director, Jory Serota, to bridge the gap between yoga, physiotherapy and strength training. It takes the best of yoga (mobility, breath, awareness and control) and applies it through the lens of anatomy, biomechanics and motor control.

Every movement has a purpose. Every pose is chosen, modified or progressed for your body, your injury and your goals. Nothing is done because "that's how the sequence goes."

The approach is laid out in Jory's book, Applied Yoga for Musculoskeletal Pain™: Integrating Yoga, Physical Therapy, Strength and Spirituality, an evidence-based guide for practitioners on helping clients with chronic and acute musculoskeletal pain through yoga and remedial exercise.

What is corrective movement therapy?

Corrective movement therapy is targeted exercise designed to fix the movement patterns behind pain and injury. That means waking up muscles that have switched off, restoring control through the end of your range and rebuilding the strength that lets joints stay healthy under load.

We combine Applied Yoga® with principles from NeuroKinetic Therapy®, Functional Range Conditioning (FRC®) and strength training, so your program is built for how you move, not a generic routine.

Flexibility without control is a liability. Strength without range is a restriction. Most people with recurring pain have one or both problems, and no amount of massage will fix them.

Stretching alone rarely fixes a tight muscle, because the tightness is often protective: your nervous system is guarding a joint it doesn't feel stable in. Build strength and control in that range and the nervous system lets go. That's the principle at the heart of Applied Yoga® and our corrective work.

Your practitioner

Jory Serota — Founder of Applied Yoga®

Jory Serota is the founder of Applied Yoga® and Body Tune Up, and has taught internationally since 2010. With more than 27 years in manual therapy and movement, he has trained thousands of physiotherapists, doctors, yoga teachers and bodyworkers around the world.

He is the author of Applied Yoga for Musculoskeletal Pain™: Integrating Yoga, Physical Therapy, Strength and Spirituality, and in 2018 launched the Applied Yoga Mobility Certification®, a pioneering online program that brings clinical movement education to yoga teachers and movement professionals. His training is accredited by Yoga Alliance and IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists). He has built 200-hour yoga teacher training anatomy modules, created the Anatomy of Palpation hands-on anatomy seminar series and teaches NeuroKinetic Therapy® internationally. His work has been featured in Yoga International, Elephant Journal and at the Omega Institute.

His approach is personal. Jory spent seven years recovering from a serious knee injury, with ACL, MCL and meniscus tears and multiple surgeries, and he spent six years on the professional tennis circuit helping players recover and stay on court. He knows what it takes to rebuild a body, from both sides of the table.

Combined with the team

Corrective movement is where all our treatment comes together. Ael's massage and Tanny's physiotherapy calm the tissue and restore movement. Applied Yoga® and corrective movement make sure that movement is strong, controlled and yours to keep.

Jory's online programs, including the Applied Yoga Mobility Certification® and the Applied Yoga Low Back Therapy course, are available at joryserota.com, along with his book Applied Yoga for Musculoskeletal Pain™.