Meet Christine
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Ayurvedic Nutritionist, and Certified Mindfulness Coach
Christine Ruder is a certified Recreational Therapist and dedicated educator with a passion for helping children and individuals of all abilities discover joy, confidence, and connection through meaningful activities. She has years of teaching and classroom experience and has spent over a decade supporting growth and development in educational and therapeutic settings.
Christine also brings a rich background in holistic wellness, holding certifications as a Yoga Instructor, Trauma-Informed Yoga Practitioner, Ayurvedic Nutritionist, and in Mindfulness Practices. By combining these disciplines, she creates inclusive, empowering, and therapeutic experiences that nurture physical, emotional, and social well-being.
What is Recreational Therapy?
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Recreational Therapy (RT) is a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses, disabling conditions, and/or adverse circumstances to promote psychological and physical health, recovery, and well-being. Recreational Therapy aims to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate the client’s level of functioning and independence in life activities. Recreational Therapists work in a variety of clinical and community settings and utilize their unique expertise to help individuals overcome barriers to well-being and/or participation in meaningful leisure activities.