Laura Weber Garrison, PhD

Laura Weber Garrison, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and holistic health counselor who specializes in trauma recovery.
Dr. Garrison holds a Ph.D. in Holistic Health, is Certified as a Yoga Therapist by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, is a Yoga Alliance Certified Educational Professional (YACEP), an E-500RYT, a past educator for AFAA, IDEA, and ACE, and is Board-certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. As a Trauma Recovery Specialist, Laura has over two decades of experience working with challenged and at-risk populations. In addition to facilitating Retreats and workshops, Laura sees clients in her private offices in Sarasota and St Petersburg, Florida. Laura specializes in holistic, integrative yoga-based therapeutics with an emphasis on restorative modalities and is also the author of numerous training manuals and publications. Her most recent book, Damaged Rudders: Healing Trauma through Yoga, Creativity, and the Connections to our Divinity, is due in late autumn, 2023.