Education

Dr. Mara received her Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology in 2019 from the University of San Francisco. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2024 from Regis University. Mara is certified in Dry Needling through Regis University with extended training through Evidence-Based Dry Needling. She has completed an apprenticeship in Associative Awareness Technique with CCPT's Julie Byrt. Mara's continued education also includes Therapeutic Pain Education with Adriaan Louw, PRI Postural Respiration, IPA Functional Mobilization, IPA CoreFirst Strategies, IPA PNF, and extensive mentorships in fascial manipulation and vestibular care. She currently is immersed in further training with the Institute of Physical Art, and she looks forward to becoming Schroth certified in 2027.

Specialty

Dr. Mara enjoys working with a diverse range of orthopedic and neurological conditions. She takes particular interest in mind-body conditions including recurring injury, chronic pain, spinal conditions, neuropathies, fascial chain dysfunction, dizziness/sensory conflict, and trauma. Her approach combines skilled manual therapy with patient education, individualized movement programming, and general wellness practices..


Philosophy
Dr. Mara strives to walk alongside each of her patients on their journey into greater health and understanding. With over 10 years of yoga training and teaching experience, she sees the powerful connections between nervous system regulation, breathing, postural alignment, movement quality, intention, attention, and wellbeing. She feels that physical ailments are often connected to mental and emotional experiences, and as Willa Blythe Baker writes, "The mind is embedded in the body."


Life
Originally from southern California, Mara now feels at home in the mountains since moving here in 2021. In her free time, she enjoys seeing live music, practicing yoga, swimming, hiking, backpacking, skiing, energy work, poetry, travelling, and learning the art of physical therapy through her own body.