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Elizabeth M. Bentz, OTD, OTR/L, SIPT, RYT-200 is a Pennsylvania state board licensed occupational therapist with experience in pediatrics, school based practice, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation clinics, behavioral health services, and academia as an assistant professor of occupational therapy. She received her Doctoral degree in 2017 from Misericordia University, completing her research on the integration of Animal Assisted Therapy and occupational therapy to enhance a person’s daily participation. She also graduated in 1995 from Alvernia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. In 2013, Elizabeth obtained her certification in Sensory Integration and Praxis Testing (SIPT) to further explore how the physical body interacts with the world through the senses, and to share this knowledge with her clients.

 

For deeper understanding of complementary health approaches, she became a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with Yoga Alliance and a certified SilverSneakers® Yoga Instructor with Tivity Health. Elizabeth is also Master Reiki trained through Tula Yoga at the Restorative Center. In 2018, she received her certification to teach Tai Chi for Rehabilitation through the Tai Chi for Health Institute by Dr. Paul Lam. Elizabeth believes that educating the mind and soul is the greatest gift of empowerment that a person can give to oneself and others.