Why Other Pain Solutions
Fall Short
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They often prioritize information over integration—asking participants to learn more without first creating the physiological safety the nervous system needs in order to change, and without integrating activities.
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As a result, these approaches tend to target symptoms instead of systems, focusing on pain reduction without addressing nervous system rigidity, metabolic instability, or loss of meaning.
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Many chronic pain trainings take place in the same environments where pain patterns were formed, unintentionally reinforcing stress, threat, and over-functioning rather than interrupting them.
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They also leave little time or space for embodiment, regulation, and reflection—the conditions required for durable neuroplastic change to occur.
As a result, participants may feel temporarily hopeful or informed, but often return home to the same patterns, with limited long-term relief.
How Healing Happens Here
Our retreat method combines modern pain science with gentle, embodied practices help change multiple systems in order to feel safe again.
Sustainable Pain & Burnout Relief
Restore regulation, ease chronic stress, and build lasting resilience—while earning continuing education hours. As capacity returns in addition to coaching, many rediscover enthusiasm, meaning, and purpose in both their personal lives and professional roles.
Physical & Nervous System
Reset
Evidence-based strategies aligned with global “Blue Zone” longevity principles, including natural movement, restorative stress regulation, purpose-driven living, service and connection, nutrition that supports metabolic health, and habits for restorative sleep.
Mind: Restore Purpose.
Spirit: Cultivate Self-Agency.
Body: Rebuild Function.
Certified Integrative Practice Skills
Earn a recognized certification and continuing education credits while learning safe, integrative strategies that deepen your clinical skill set and help you carve out your own unique path while serving others with greater clarity, confidence, and effectiveness.
Who Should Attend?
More than a retreat—an interdisciplinary collaboration where healthcare professionals elevate their own well-being while building a connected referral network for seamless patient care.
Physicians (MD / DO)
Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience
Physical & Occupational Therapists + Assistants (PT / OT / PTA / COTA)
Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience
Nurses & Advanced Practice Providers (RN / NP / PA)
Evidence-based integrative approaches to chronic pain and clinician resilience
Psychologists & Behavioral Health Professionals
Bio-psycho-social and neuroscience-informed pain and stress care
Allied Health Professionals
Interdisciplinary education supporting whole-person care
This is an educational, experiential program intended to support clinician learning and professional well-being. It does not replace medical treatment and is undertaken voluntarily within each clinician’s scope of practice.
We use Travel as Medicine
Your greatness lies beyond your boundaries.
Travel…
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Interrupts habitual stress patterns by stepping away from familiar environments that reinforce pain, burnout, and over-functioning
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Creates psychological safety through distance from daily roles, responsibilities, and expectations—allowing the nervous system to soften rather than stay on high alert
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Awakens curiosity and wonder, natural regulators that help quiet threat and pain pathways
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Expands sensory, emotional, and cognitive experience, restoring perspective and fresh clarity
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Supports nervous system flexibility, creating the conditions for new patterns of regulation, resilience, and meaning to emerge
What you Will and will Not Do
YOU WILL
Restore self-agency by learning nervous-system–informed practices that help you influence pain, stress, and internal responses in real time.
Rebuild function with confidence through graded, body-aware movement that retrains safety, strength, and mobility without forcing or fear.
Reconnect with purpose by stepping out of survival mode and engaging reflective practices that restore clarity, meaning, and intentional direction.
Stabilize energy and regulation using plant-forward, insulin-aware nutrition and restorative routines that support metabolic and nervous system coherence.
Return home with embodied skills developed through guided practice, integration, and repetition—so self-agency, function, and purpose continue to grow in daily life.
YOU WILL NOT
You will NOT be asked to perform activities beyond your comfort or clinical judgment
You will NOT be required to disclose personal health information or experiences
You will NOT be subjected to non-evidence-based, dogmatic, or prescriptive practices
You will NOT be treated as a patient, case example, or research subject
You will NOT experience commercial bias, product promotion, or sales pressure
Dates & Locations
If what you’re doing isn’t spectacular, maybe it’s time to try something new.
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Event Schedule
A structured 4-Day journey to wellness and recovery.
7:00 AM
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Morning Session
Each morning session is designed to foster a welcoming, collaborative learning environment.
Learning blocks are kept to 40 minutes or less and combine engaging group instruction with small-group breakout discussions tailored to each professional discipline. Select sessions also include brief, optional physical activities—expanded upon in the afternoon session—to reduce prolonged sitting and support active learning.
This structure ensures content remains relevant to each participant’s defined scope of practice while supporting interdisciplinary learning.
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Independent Lunch and Rest Break
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Afternoon Session
Afternoon sessions offer specialty experiences that translate theory and research into practice. Participants engage in applied activities such as yoga, tai chi–based movement, Pilates, aquatic therapy, mindful practices, breathwork, and guided hypnotherapy, all designed to support chronic pain care.
Basic Workshop Fee
$2800 / Person
Full day event access
All guided sessions
Referral directory for graduates
Event materials & journal
Travel, hotel, meals, and incidentals are NOT included
Healthcare Premium Journey
$3300/ Person
One-on-one consultation (30 min)
Personalized wellness plan
Premium welcome gift box
30-day follow-up support
Private group access
Healthcare VIP Program
$3800 / Person
Everything in Premium
Extended one-on-one session (60 min)
Custom meditation/hypnosis recording
90-day integration program
Exclusive future event discounts
Choose the package that best fits your journey to transformation
BookYour Spot: Enroll Now
Meet the Founder
Experienced, certified, and passionate about your journey.
Dr. Kim Byrd-Rider, PT, DPT
Kim Byrd-Rider, PT, DPT, created the My Physio-Zen Method® from a deep devotion to helping people feel at home in their bodies again. She believes true healing unfolds when healthcare professionals gather with intention—sharing wisdom, presence, and care for the whole human experience. Having lived and worked in each course destination, Kim curates every retreat with an insider’s sensitivity to place, rhythm, and beauty, inviting participants into an experience that feels restorative, meaningful, and deeply personal.
Certified Specialist
Drawing from hospital, outpatient, and military physical therapy, along with 30 years of teaching yoga, meditation, Pilates, and holistic practices, Kim blends medical precision with deeply human care.
Education
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Bachelor’s of Science in Health Science, University of Oklahoma
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Master’s in Physical Therapy, University of Oklahoma
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Master’s Study in Psychology, Harvard University
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Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Boston University
She also brings over 30 years of holistic study, including yoga, meditation, and Pilates, integrating academic rigor with embodied wisdom.
Physical Therapy Experience
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Advent Health Hospitals, Florida
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West Point Military Academy, New York (Department of Defense)
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Department of Education Virgin Islands Schools
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Aspen Valley Hospital, Colorado
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The Golden Door (#1 Spa in the World), California
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Adjunct Professor California Institute of Human Science University
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CEU instructor Cross Country Education, Nationwide
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Volunteer Hospital PT and Professor in Thimphu, Bhutan
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