Experience & Education

Professional Background

Founder & CEO, True Self Therapy

Preeti Girisha PT, PYT-C, Founder and CEO of True Self Therapy (TST), is compassionate to provide optimal health through the lens of Yoga as medicine. We can address the weak link that manifests as your symptom and dive deep into your energetic and psycho-emotional social level to approach your problem. We provide healing through walking the path with you at every step and letting you experience every moment of recovery with grace and introspection. TST has specialized services and private classes to help you, recover from acute injury and overcome chronic pain. Our preventive and wellness classes are designed for management of stress and to lead healthy life style.

Research/Mindfulness in Medicine

Lead the clinical trial with Methodist Digestive Institute at Dallas Medical Center.

"A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY OF MINDFULNESS AND STRESS RESILIENCY INTERVENTIONS IN PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE MEDICAL CENTER"- Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in April 2021.

Formulating course objectives and plan of care methods to help manage Stress. To enhance active participation of Shared decision making process during oncology treatment discussion appointments with the physicians.
Collecting Pre and post Stress intervention data.
Prescribe trauma informed exercises to manage stress, enhance well-being and improve quality of life through Bio-Psycho-Social approach and Medical Therapeutic Yoga techniques during pre and post cancer treatments.
Formulating course objectives and treatment plans for Stress Resilience Mindfulness program for Hospital staff, Nurses and Physicians to manage stress and prevent professional burnout.

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Medical Therapeutic Yoga Practitioner

Preeti Girisha is a graduate from Professional Yoga Therapy institute program.

Taught by licensed healthcare professionals.
It is a unique series of individualized, therapeutic yoga sequences designed to educate and engage patients in the treatment, management and prevention of acute and chronic injuries.

Physical Therapy Practitioner

Preeti Girisha, is a licensed Physical Therapist in State of Texas, USA, practicing since 2006 with strong experience in treating patients of multiple age groups and multiple diagnosis. Preeti has worked in various settings from Hospitals, Acute care rehabilitation, long term rehabilitation to skilled nursing facilities in and around Dallas metroplex.
Preeti, also provides physical therapy services for skilled nursing and long term acute care. Assessed patient's rehabilitative needs, jointly developed patient plan of care and treatment goals and conducted physician-prescribed PT programs for medically complex patients (mostly geriatric). Trained and supervised PT assistants in all physical-rehabilitation-therapy treatments.
Preeti graduated in 2001 from J N Medical College (Belgaum, India) in Physical Therapy program with a bachelor’s degree. Started her career at renowned HOSMAT hospital in Bangalore, India, that specializes in Orthopedic injuries, Sports injuries, Neuro rehabilitation and Post-operative PT for Poly-trauma.

Heart Math Coach

Biofeedback Stress reduction session

Purpose: Tools to align the body and mind and bring in sustainable perceptual and behavioral changes as a result of shift in Psycho physiological status.

Heart Math: “Key therapeutic goal of Heart Math intervention program is to help clients understand how their emotions can either deplete or renew their systems and how this profoundly impacts their well-being”.

Functional Nutritional Coach

I believe that food is a very important component that influences our body-mind-soul. Just like, "one man's food is other man's poison". We are all unique and the concept of "bio-individuality" has been beautifully embodied in Andrea Nakayama's work and teachings. I have completed Andrea's Holistic nutrition lab, Full Body Systems (FBS). According to Andrea "FBS curriculum dives deep, not only uncovering the science of nutrition, anatomy, physiology and function of each system and their interconnection when food meets the physiology".

Independent Contractor, Marula Medical Dallas( Cardio-vascular and Wellness practice).

MARULA MEDICAL, A Cardio-Vascular/ medical practice whose mission is to empower patients in the pursuit of optimal health, by providing care addressing the causes, prevention, treatment and reversal of cardiovascular disease.

Preeti's Professional involvement at Marula Medicals:

Stress Management
Cardio-Vascular fitness
Comprehensive Physical Therapy Evaluation and treatment
Injury prevention
Wellness session
MTY for pain management (low back/shoulder/hip/knee or ankle).

Yoga Practitioner

Having born and raised in India, I have been surrounded by the essence of Yoga, whole food culture and lifestyle. I have always turned to natural methods of healing when needed. My journey about understanding the power of healing through Yoga came from a personal experience. That led a shift in my outlook about life and our true purpose in life. To unveil the experience to myself, I began a quest for deeper understanding of Yoga. I am grateful to Acharya Tej.M, who guided my curiosity with in-depth knowledge about the philosophy of Yoga and helped me in my Asana, Pranayama and Meditation practice. It was Yoga and Meditation that helped me gain clarity and look at my True Self. I completed my 200 hours Yoga Teachers training program from Namah Shivaya yoga studio, Dallas.