Holistic Physiotherapy
and Yoga Therapy
for Musicians
Dear musician friend,
Pain affecting our ability to make music can be incredibly distressing. It sometimes emerges when we have been working on particularly demanding repertoire or rehearsing and performing long hours. But it can also emerge seemingly out of nowhere, or in response to some non-music-related activity, before asserting itself as something capable of compromising our comfort and ability to perform, and even our sense of identity and ability to do what we love (let alone earn an income).
If you are experiencing performance-related pain, you’ve likely considered getting it looked at by a medical professional or body worker of some sort, maybe even by a physiotherapist. At the very least, you’ve probably been told you should by more than one well-meaning soul.
Yet something about the mechanical approach that you expect (or have experienced before if you’ve already tried) may be out of keeping with the way you see the world. You may even feel you will be treated more as a broken machine in need of fixing than a whole person. Or told you simply have to stop playing or singing.
But it need not be this way.
- I believe that working to address physical pain is a collaborative process that can be both creative and validating.
- I believe that there are countless ways of supporting your body that could shift or eradicate your symptoms.
- And I believe that you hold key knowledge about what will help you the most.
I’m Linnea. I’m a certifying yoga therapist and licenced physiotherapist in Toronto providing in-person and online services to support musicians and other performing artists.
Before becoming a physiotherapist, I completed a doctorate in violin performance, during which I researched ways of incorporating health promotion in music education. For the last 8 years, I’ve taught a health promotion course to music students, and am now focusing on providing holistic care for musicians struggling with physical symptoms.
My Approach
My goal is to provide clients with the following:
- Resources and practices that can be used immediately for greater comfort and to facilitate healing;
- Key knowledge of factors that can contribute to the development of performance-related pain and ways to mitigate known risks;
- Increased self-awareness and confidence following the body’s cues; and
- A toolbox of resources and practices that can be used to support performing artist well-being on a day-to-day basis, as well as tools for when things begin to go off the rails.
I aim to provide all this within a compassionate therapeutic relationship that includes you as an active participant in your care, so that we can find the supports most impactful for you.
I provide these elements within the context of physiotherapy and yoga therapy (certifying) appointments. (Unfamiliar with yoga therapy? You’re not alone. Click here for more information. In short, it’s a holistic form of therapy – you might think of it as a bridge between physiotherapy and psychotherapy – that uses yoga practices like movement, breathing practices, mindfulness, and meditation in a compassionate therapeutic environment to tend to human struggle or suffering.)
My services and fees
Physiotherapy
For Ontario residents
- New assessment (60 minutes): $130
- Follow-up treatment (45 minutes): $110
- Follow-up treatment (60 minutes): $130
Yoga Therapy (Certifying Yoga Therapist)
For anyone!
- Private one-to-one session (60-75 minutes): $50*
For a limited time, I am offering a special package for musicians of 5 yoga therapy sessions for $200 (the equivalent of 1 free session).
Note that sessions must be used before September 1st, 2025.
Please reach out to me directly if you are interested in purchasing this package.
If you’re interested in learning more about my approach, or about whether physiotherapy or yoga therapy may be a better fit for you, I would be happy to chat in a free 15-minute virtual consultation.
Wherever your journey takes you, I wish you a smooth return to comfortable music-making.
Thank you for bringing your music to the world.
Warmly,
Linnea