Arlene McCarthy is a board certified neurological physical therapist, and a yoga instructor at the 500 hour level who integrates mind, body and breath in her work as a clinician, mentor, and teacher. She completed Compassion Cultivation and Mindful Self -Compassion programs and is certified in Compassion Cultivation Training as an instructor. She is co-founder of heartsGROWTH which is working to increase self-care and overall wellness among health care professionals. Arlene received her BA from UC Berkeley in Social Science, and her doctorate in Physical Therapy from UC San Francisco. Arlene is interested in integrating compassion, self -care and movement to enhance joy and well -being. She teaches in English and Spanish.