Nari Clemons, PT, PRPC

Nari Clemons, PT, PRPC (she/her) has been teaching with the institute since 2004. She has written the following courses: Lumbar Nerve Manual Assessment /Treatment, as well as Sacral Nerve Manual Assessment/Treatment. She has co-authored the PF Series Capstone course with Allison Ariail and Jen Vande Vegte, and the Boundaries, Self Care, and Meditation Course (the burnout course) with Jen Vandevegte. In addition to teaching the classes she has authored, Nari also teaches all the other classes in the PF series: PF1, PF2A, PF2B, and Capstone. She was one of the question authors for the PRPC, and she has presented at many conferences, including CSM.

Nari’s passions include teaching students how to use their hands more receptively and precisely for advanced manual therapy skills while keeping it simple enough to feel successful. She also is an advocate for therapists learning how to feel well and thrive as they care for others, which is a skill that can be developed. “Basically, I love helping therapists learn to help themselves and others more while having a lot of fun doing it”. Nari lives in Portland Oregon, where she runs a local study/mentoring group and has a private practice, Portland Pelvic Therapy. Her interests include meditation, working out, nature, and being constantly humbled from raising her three amazing teenagers!

Nari's practice website is www.portlandpelvictherapy.com

Dana Reid, DPT

Dana Reid, DPT graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2009 with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Dana’s interest with pelvic rehab started in school where she was fortunate enough to have a Women’s Health elective to start her journey. She has enjoyed pursuing continuing education with the aim to be able to treat a wide array of pelvic health conditions and looks forward to helping spark interest in this field in more practitioners through Herman & Wallace. She currently owns her own physical therapy practice in Hood River Oregon, focusing on the wholistic treatment of all genders with pelvic health concerns.

Dana enjoys taking advantage of the outdoor recreation her Columbia River Gorge home has to offer. She has participated in triathlons nationally and internationally as part of Age Group Team USA and enjoys running marathons as well. At home, Dana and her partner enjoy working with their dogs and livestock on their sustainable farm and vineyard.