Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt

Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt, MSW, CSW, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Hospital

Linda B. and Robert B. Wiggins Wellness Center
801-587-4585

  • As a theater, music, and dance enthusiast, Sarah Elizabeth has always had a deep appreciation of movement, which led her to fall in love with yoga. Having found her niche, Sarah Elizabeth’s yogic path led to Yoga Teaching certification, Yoga Therapy certification, Qigong certification, and Street Yoga and Mindful Schools training to serve youth with yoga, meditation, and other mindfulness practices. Sarah Elizabeth teaches Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Qigong for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Intermountain Healthcare, specializing in yoga for cancer patients, care providers, and healthcare staff. She has been practicing yoga since 1994, teaching since 2007, and is a strong advocate for accessible yoga that can benefit people of all ages, sizes, shapes, and abilities.

    Specialties

  • As a theater, music, and dance enthusiast, Sarah Elizabeth has always had a deep appreciation of movement, which led her to fall in love with yoga. Having found her niche, Sarah Elizabeth’s yogic path led to Yoga Teaching certification, Yoga Therapy certification, Qigong certification, and Street Yoga and Mindful Schools training to serve youth with yoga, meditation, and other mindfulness practices. Sarah Elizabeth teaches Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Qigong for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Primary Children’s Hospital, and Intermountain Healthcare, specializing in yoga for cancer patients, care providers, and healthcare staff. She has been practicing yoga since 1994, teaching since 2007, and is a strong advocate for accessible yoga that can benefit people of all ages, sizes, shapes, and abilities.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments -Adjunct

    Education history

    Graduate Training University of Utah M.S.W.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Supiano KP, Andersen T, Luptak M, Beynon C, Iacob E, Levitt SE (2021). Pre-loss group therapy for dementia family care partners at risk for complicated grief. Alzheimers Dement (N Y), 7(1), e12167.
    2. Jones, M, Kamimura, A, Levitt, S E, Juarez, N, Holsti, M (2019). Perspectives from students in the Native American summer research internship program. https://doi.org/10.36648/2049-5471.16.3.195. Divers Equal Health Care, 16(4).
    3. Weaver S, Hussaini Z, Valentin VL, Panahi S, Levitt SE, Ashby J, Kamimura A (2019). Higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career of Spanish speaking physician assistant students after their volunteer work in a student-run free clinic in the United States. J Educ Eval Health Prof, 16, 27.
    4. McKennon S, Levitt SE, Bulaj G (2017). Commentary: A Breathing-Based Meditation Intervention for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Following Inadequate Response to Antidepressants: A Randomized Pilot Study. Front Med (Lausanne), 4, 37.

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