Cheri Dostal Ryba
Yoga Therapist and Trainer
Cheri Dostal Ryba has devoted over two decades to embodied inquiry & transformation as a movement educator, personal fitness trainer, dancer, C-IAYT yoga therapist, and author. Cheri's approach weaves the cyclical wisdom of nature with nervous system and polyvagal informed whole person pelvic care. Cheri served as a founding co-director and lead faculty of the accredited C-IAYT yoga therapist training program, AlcheMe Yoga Therapy, for 7 years and mentors yoga professionals in personal embodiment and career growth. She has spoken at the international conference SYTAR, and has contributed articles to Yoga Therapy Today and Midwest Yoga + Life Magazine to serve the growing field of yoga therapy.
Her students around the US and globally learn to hold themselves as a priority, establish and evolve boundaries, increase resilience and ability to rest, find their voice, reduce bladder urge, frequency, and leaks, improved sexual response and comfort, and more. Cheri’s group program, Inhabit, enrolls annually in September.
Cheri published her first book in 2022, Pelvic Yoga Therapy for the Whole Woman: A Professional Guide. She's developing professional trainings on Dynamic Informed Consent and Touch in Yoga, and Whole Person Pelvic Health, as well as the upcoming online program called Savor which explores the continuum of presence, sensuality, and sexuality. She makes life a moving ritual with her husband, two daughters, and joyful garden experimentation in Wisconsin.
Cheri offers 1:1 virtual or in home (Madison) and online group programs