Private Yoga Coaching Practice - Online and In Person

Dr. Carmack coaches clients online and in-person in McLean, VA (near Washington, DC) in her private practice YogaMedCo. Dedicated to bringing the healing practices of yoga, lifestyle medicine and coaching together to activate well-being, YogaMedco offers one-on-one coaching, self-paced online courses, the Om Mastermind community, and certification in the YogaMedCo Method.

Pioneer in Bringing Yoga Practices to the Workplace

Known globally as a pioneer in bringing yoga into the workplace to advance leader, team and organizational well-being, Dr. Carmack was personally commissioned by the Pan American / World Health Organization to design and deliver three yoga-centered well-being campaigns to their global team (2013-2015).  Since then, she has facilitated 100's of leadership development and well-being trainings, retreats and offsite strategy planning sessions focused on leader well-being and team performance, most recently for the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (2025). She has designed health campaigns and enterprise-level strategy plans for the U.S. Department of Defense (2015); the U.S. Parks Service (2016); the U.S. Air Force (2018; 2019; 2020; 2022); the U.S. Treasury Executive Institute (2020-2021); the U.S. Department of Education (2021-2022): and the Health Resources and Services Administration (2022-2024). She has shared findings from her applied yoga and well-being scholarship in best-selling books, multiple peer-reviewed articles, thought (white) papers, and online courses.

Author, Best-Selling Books:

• Carmack, S. (2024). Yoga for One: How to Co-Create an Inclusive and Evidence-Informed Practice On and Off the Mat. London: Singing Dragon Publishers.
• Carmack, S. (2017). Genius Breaks: Optimize Your Workday Performance and Well-being. Fairfax, VA: Body Doctrine.
• Carmack, S. (2015). Well-Being Ultimatum: A Self-Care Guide for Strategic Healers – Those Who Live in the Service, Leadership and Healing of Others. Fairfax, VA: Body Doctrine.

Contributing Author (Book Chapters):

• Carmack, S. (2022) Stress Management. In Cheskin, L., et. al. (2022). Weight Loss for Life. Johns Hopkins University Press. 
• Carmack, S. (April 2019). U.S. Physicians’ Burnout: A Systems-level problem in need of a socio-ecological solution. In Sturmberg, J., ed. (2018) Embracing Complexity in Health: the Transformation of science, practice and policy. Springer.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles 

• Schmidt, K, Schultz, C., Carmack, S., Cline, T., and Wolever, R. (2025)*. Evaluation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Preventative Medicine. *In press; due for Release Fall 2025. 
• Kennedy, S., Carmack, S., Li, L., Lin, F. C., Hatch, J. E., Chan, K., ... & Noah, T. L. (2024). Coaching Pediatricians for Wellbeing: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study. Journal of Academic Pediatrics.
• Wolever, R. Q., Cline, T. R., Weiss, J. M., Carmack, S., Schultz, C., Arloski, M., & Lawson, K. (2024). Group Health & Wellness Coaching: development and validation of the required competencies. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 392.
• Ahmadian, M., Carmack, S., Samah, A. A., Kreps, G., & Saidu, M. B. (2016). Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination among female students in Malaysia: A study to assess the roles of body image, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), 1277-1284.
• Carmack, S. (2014). Making Sense of Well-being: A mixed-methods study applying sense-making theory to explore the role of interpersonal communication competence and social support in physical, mental, emotional and comprehensive well-being. Doctoral dissertation. (George Mason University).

Academic Appointments

Dr. Carmack was the first person to ever be named Professor Emerita in Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda by the Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2024 and she has been a Senior Scholar with the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being since 2019. With a 33+ year career in higher education, Dr. Carmack has served on the faculty of George Mason University, the American University, St. Louis University, Northern Virginia Community College, and the College of Charleston.

Professional Credentials and Education

She holds a PhD in Health Communication from George Mason University, as well as advanced degrees in kinesiology (MEd) and theatre (MFA) and a bachelor of arts degree in communication arts from Allegheny College (BA).

Dr. Carmack is a dual-certified coach -- an executive coach (ICF PCC) and board-certified health coach (NBHWC). She also holds certifications in yoga therapy (C-IAYT);  Myers-Briggs MBTI Type 2; Emotional Intelligence; the Decision Style Profile; and MyHardwired Behavioral Profile.

Contact

• Go HERE to learn more about Dr. Carmack's private coaching practice -- offering one-on-one coaching and a Mastermind community
• Go HERE to learn more about Dr. Carmack's self-paced online programs for certification and continuing education
• Go HERE to learn more about Dr. Carmack's best-selling books
• Go HERE to learn more about how you can bring Dr. Carmack to your next event as an MC or Keynote Speaker 
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