Larry Thraen, the founder of The Yoga of You Advanced Education Protocols, is a clinical yoga therapist at the J. Flowers Health Institute. He has over 37,000 hours of experience in the multidisciplinary fields of yoga, neurophysiology, and functional movement. Larry is known as “the low back pain guy” and has trained hundreds of teachers and practitioners worldwide in non-traditional ways of treating dysfunction through mindfulness and movement. He has been in the clinical environment for over six years and is aligned with some of Houston’s top doctors and movement practitioners. He serves and educates people on functional longevity and how living pain-free is simple, safe, and accessible.

Larry has completed over 2600 certification hours through Andrew Dugas and The School of Yoga Institute. He studied under Andrew Dugas, Robert Boustany, and Vedantin ‘Ping” Lou and was inspired by Vinnie Marino, Bryan Kest, Annie Carpenter, Steve Ilg, and Kathryn Budig during his early practice. He specializes in 200hr and 500hr teacher trainings and leading advanced yoga study immersions and has certified over 500 yoga teachers throughout his career. As a functional movement specialist, Larry focuses on specific corrective movement protocols that significantly improve client outcomes. He believes that prescribing a particular exercise for a specific problem is only sometimes effective. By understanding the necessary parameters for practical movement application, he provides tailored solutions to correct dysfunctions in the body’s circuitry and movement. Larry uses specific corrective movement protocols that involve prescribing first ocular (eye) and then body movement drills that stimulate the brain to coordinate and control movement in a new and improved way. This approach can help reset circuitry problems and improve movement patterns. As a result, his clients experience increased mobility, improved stability, and reduced pain. Once he has stimulated his client’s body to resolve a movement pattern, Larry looks at novel methods of long-term protocols based on specific movement skills. This approach can help to improve their overall physical fitness and prevent future injuries. Using specific corrective movement protocols, Larry provides clients with a customized and effective approach to their wellness goals. They see noticeable improvements in their physical abilities, which can help build trust in their body. Restorative movement is a series of applied movement neurology sessions that can significantly impact performance outcomes. Each session is designed to reduce pain and improve various aspects such as balance and coordination, body awareness and sensitivity, increased range of motion, identifying and activating underdeveloped muscles, enhancing flexibility, improving posture and alignment, reducing the risk of injury or re-injury, and minimizing stress by helping the brain feel safe through improved use of visual, vestibular, and motor control systems of the brain to help reduce chronic pain. Restorative movement sessions are used as a movement-centric corrective strategy so clients are able to enjoy a pain-free life no matter their age or background. Restorative movement sequences are tailored to meet clients’ specific needs and requirements, making them a highly customizable and effective tool for overall physical health. They can be used to improve performance and reduce the risk of injury in athletes or as a rehabilitation strategy for individuals with musculoskeletal injuries or chronic pain. Overall, restorative movement sessions provide a powerful means of enhancing functional fitness and well-being.