I have been an occupational therapist at the VA for over 21 years. For almost 15 years, I’ve incorporated learning and practicing yoga into my daily life. I’ve taught yoga since  2016. I teach and educate at local gyms, hospitals, behavioral health centers, businesses and various resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico. I’ve presented at various institutions, such coaching pre-teenage girls about empowerment. I have completed certifications in Ayurvedic Yoga,Mindfulness meditation, Integrative Restoration and Warrior at Ease. My joy in life is to generate a sense of mental and physical wellbeing for whose I meet.

Kris Julius, MOT, OTR/L, AYS, RYT 200

Occupational Therapist                        Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs February 2001 to Present                           Home-Based Primary Care

• 200-hour Yoga Teacher  -2016
• Mindfulness Meditation Teacher- 2018
• 800 -hour Yoga Therapist -2019
• Integrative Restorative  (iRest) Meditation Teacher-2020
• Warrior at Ease Teacher- 2022
• Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist- 2022

Yoga Therapist                                               Massillon, Ohio

2020 to Present                                                Heartland Behavioral Healthcare

Yoga Teacher                                                  Caribbean

2018 to Present                                                Fit Bodies

Yoga Teacher                                                  Massillon, Ohio

February 2016 to March 2019                           Shearer’s

Yoga Teacher                                                 Navarre, Ohio

November 2015 to May 2016                            YMCA

• Presented Yoga Restorative Workshop for YMCA
• Presented the Benefits of Yoga for Pre-Teen Girls at Aultman Hospital
• Yoga Presentation at every monthly meeting for Home Based Primary Care at the VA