Shifts & Giggles: Beth chats with Carol Shwidock about walking through life one breath at a time.

Today on Conversations with Beth, I have the absolute honor of welcoming a woman whose strength, spirit, and soul-centered wisdom are nothing short of inspiring.

Carol Shwidock, MA OTR, RYT®500, is the founder of Harmony Yoga, a Kripalu-based practice rooted in breath, movement, and the ancient wisdom of the Five Elements from both Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine. Her work empowers students to access their own innate healing potential—one breath at a time.

Before founding Harmony Yoga in the wake of 9/11, Carol spent 25 years as an Occupational Therapist.

Over the past two decades, she has grown into a deeply respected 500-hour Yoga Therapist, guiding individuals and groups through practices that support healing from anxiety, depression, chronic pain, neurological challenges, and so much more.

Her classes, retreats, and private sessions are infused with compassion, presence, and a profound understanding of energy medicine.

But Carol’s journey is not just professional—it’s deeply personal. In 2011, she made the extraordinary decision to donate 60 percent of her liver to her beloved husband, giving him the gift of more time. Though he passed later that year, Carol speaks of that act with gratitude and grace.

It’s one of the many reasons I feel so connected to her—Carol and I are soul sisters, both having lost our husbands to liver disease.  We both know the courage it takes to walk through that kind of loss and keep your heart wide open.

Today, we’re diving into healing, surrender, and the wisdom that comes from living with both purpose and presence. I’m so honored to share this conversation with the extraordinary Carol Shwidock.

To Contact Carol:

www.harmonyogastudio.com