Samantha Parker

is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) with a BS in Sports and Exercise Science and currently pursuing her master’s degree in Kinesiology. She is a Certified Personal Trainer and has taught over 5,000 hours of yoga on three different continents treating thousands of patients. She has worked for the past four years as the Chief Movement Therapist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in the Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center creating, implementing and performing research for the first yoga program for a new Army MEDCOM initiative for chronic pain rehabilitation. She was responsible for chronic pain rehabilitation for local and evacuated US and NATO combat troops for 86 different countries throughout Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. She in addition is a founding member in creating and implementing the Special Operation Fortitude Center (SOF-C) which helps various US Special Operation Forces troops recover from mild traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain and PTSD.  She has used her vast yoga experience and knowledge to complement strength and conditioning, cardiovascular function, and a wide variety of physical activities and athletics to achieve optimal fitness performance, athletic longevity and enhancing overall daily function. She has advised congressional members, medical providers, and has given guidance to military commanders on the newest and best implementation of yoga practices for their soldiers. She has worked with the Boston Ballet helping them implement the IPMC program as an Injury Prevention program.  She is currently working as a Health and Fitness Specialist working with the Architect of the Capitol members.