Pilot Program Proposal
for AdventHealth
My Physio-Zen World presents
a 5-Day Immersive Destination Fellowship for Healthcare Workers
Learn Physical & Mindful Tools for Chronic Pain and Burnout Resolution
Location
Explore a Pilot Fellowship for AdventHealth Workers
The pilot program is designed to support measurable improvements in:
• Clinician confidence treating chronic pain
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Patient communication and engagement
• Clinician resilience and burnout prevention
Participants complete structured feedback and outcome assessments following the fellowship.
We are currently exploring the possibility of launching a pilot clinician fellowship for AdventHealth professionals in Orlando.
Healthcare leaders interested in discussing this initiative are invited to schedule a brief conversation.
Our Bio-Psycho-Spirit approach blends modern pain science with gentle, embodied practices to restore regulation and resilience across multiple systems simultaneously.
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.
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.
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.
Mind: Restore Purpose
Spirit: Cultivate Self-Agency
Body: Rebuild Function
Why a Retreat-Based Learning Environment?
Research consistently shows that immersive learning environments improve retention, collaboration, and creative problem solving.
Hosting the fellowship at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort allows clinicians to step outside their daily clinical environment while remaining within the Orlando healthcare ecosystem.
The Tri-Circle-D Ranch offers a nature-based setting that supports reflection, regulation, and meaningful professional connection.
Meet the Instructor
Experienced, certified, and passionate about your journey.
Contact: DrKim@MyPhysioZenWorld.com
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 brings over 30 years of scholarship in world religions, Christian theology, biblical Greek, and holistic disciplines—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
Location: Disney World’s
Tri-Circle-D-Ranch
Recommend staying at The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground 4510 Fort Wilderness Trl, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830or nearby for easy access. ADA compliant.
For:
• Physicians
• Physical Therapists/ Occupational Therapists
• Nurses
• Behavioral Health
• Pain Specialists
Why Hospitals Are Seeking New Approaches to Chronic Pain Care
Chronic pain remains one of the most complex and costly challenges in modern healthcare. Despite advances in pain science, many clinicians still feel underprepared to address the biological, psychological, and behavioral dimensions that shape persistent pain.
At the same time, healthcare systems are facing rising
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Clinician burnout
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Reduced workforce retention
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Increasing demand for interdisciplinary collaboration
The My Physio-Zen Fellowship was developed to address these challenges through an integrated educational experience designed specifically for healthcare professionals.
My Physio-Zen Fellowship® Certification
The My Physio-Zen World Certification is designed for tool acquisition—not just insight: Yoga, Tai Chi/Chi Gong, Pilates, Meditation, and Psychiatric Principles
Participants leave with practical, evidence-informed strategies they can immediately apply to relieve pain, regulate the nervous system, and support whole health in themselves and their patients.
This is hands-on learning that translates directly into clinical clarity and real-world results.
Grounded in contemporary pain science and strengthened through foundational training in yoga, Tai Chi, and Qi Gong, the program equips clinicians with embodied techniques that restore function, build resilience, and expand therapeutic range.
Through structured movement, reflective inquiry, and applied nervous system regulation tools, participants develop repeatable frameworks—not abstract concepts.
A guided study of a foundational Western psychiatry text on the ego further sharpens clinical reasoning, revealing how ego-centered paradigms contribute to chronic pain patterns, stress, and anxiety.
Participants learn to recognize these patterns and apply integrative strategies that shift them.
The result is a refined clinical toolkit, strengthened self-agency, and a coherent, values-aligned way of practicing that moves beyond outdated paradigms toward sustainable, whole-person care.