Betsy Allen, PT
Since taking her first yoga class at Lewis & Clark College in 1971, Betsy has been devoted to yoga. She graduated from the University of New Mexico Physical Therapy program in 1987, writing her thesis on "Integrating Yoga with Traditional Physical Therapy." That year she was chosen from her class to present her research to New Mexico's annual PT Convention. Sixteen years later, she still enjoys promoting the benefits of yoga to the uninitiated.

Betsy began teaching at Gudmestad Studio in 1991 after realizing that her style was a perfect fit with Julie Gudmestad's integration of Iyengar yoga and physical therapy. Betsy inspires students to find respect for, as well as comfort and strength in, their bodies, with an emphasis on the importance of breath to physical, emotional and spiritual health.

Her physical therapy practice specializes in the treatment of chronic pain. Betsy teaches poses and the principles of yoga to her patients. She incorporates the teachings of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, biofeedback, as well as craniosacral and myofascial release treatments to help her patients find comfort and relief from symptoms.