Judi Bar E-RYT 500, C-IAYT

Judi Bar is a Yoga Specialist and Yoga Program Manager at Cleveland Clinic Wellness & Preventive Medicine. Judi is one of the first to hold such a position in the country with a major medical institute.

After a personal struggle with chronic back pain and adapting yoga for her own self-recovery and care, Judi taught her style of yoga successfully in her own private practice for 15 years. She then was sought out by the Cleveland Clinic, as an expert in yoga and chronic pain to co-write a curriculum for a disease reversal program. That program laid the groundwork for some of the programs at the Center for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.

Judi Bar specializes in yoga to treat chronic pain and illness, including post-liver transplant. She developed a specialized yoga program for patients, caregivers, and families. Her unique yoga style is a heart-centered approach that is inclusive and accessible to everyone, even those not comfortable in a traditional yoga class. This style is also used in the Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Wellness Programs for our employees.