I'm Dr. Helen Setyan

Meet the founder of this collective…

Dr. Helen Setyan is a physical therapist and board-certified clinical specialist in Orthopedics. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism in 2006, her Physical Therapy Doctorate degree from Mount St. Mary’s College (MSMC) in 2010, her Yoga Teacher Certification in Rishikesh, India in 2012, and  completed her Mindfulness training through UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC). Dr. Setyan works as a physical therapist, yoga teacher and mindfulness facilitator, and has experience within the workplace wellness, acute and outpatient care settings. She assumes roles in education as a member of the Education Committee and a Clinical Instructor in UCLA and an Associate Professor and in West Coast University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She has experience as a Keynote Speaker at UCLA’s Tamkin University on the topic of Mindfulness and Teamwork and regularly delivers education for healthcare staff on topics in psychologically-informed care. Her lifestyle medicine advocacy and professional expertise on pain, functional limitations, injury prevention and wellness are embedded within the foundational principles of holistic living and care and provides public wellness education frequency. On her down time, she immerses herself in travel, theater, music, nature, and all forms of visual and contemplative Arts.