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by Shari Trees in the Ocean by Brad Gibson I recently looked into physioyoga (aka "fizzy yoga") because I was very displeased with the knee rehabilitation I was currently receiving from a local and very well-respected (in the medical community) orthopedic physical therapist. I was displeased for a number of reasons but the most glaring issue was my feeling that she was myopically looking at my problem. She focused solely on my injury, not on the many parts of  the �whole me� that predisposed me to injury, and when I brought up the various imbalances in my body, she politely listened but refocused the visit on my acute injury. I would leave feeling frustrated, but I would dutifully do my home exercise program and feel my mind disconnect from my body as I was doing them. Though we could �talk shop� about my injury, she didn�t understand or appreciate my yoga practice and couldn�t recommend anything other than �take a couple of weeks off and rest your knee.� Well in my world tha...