Cole Thornton, DPT, EMT
Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in functional movement, breathwork, neurorehabilitation, and whole-person rehabilitation integrating physical, mental, and wellness practices.
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Doctor of Physical Therapy and Founder of Atman
Professions: Doctor of Physical Therapy, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Physical Therapist
Specialties: Breathwork, Functional movement, Integrative Rehabilitation, Movement Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Wellness
Cole Thornton is a doctor of physical therapy and the founder of Atman, a healing and wellness studio in Sacramento where he teaches functional movement, breathwork, and meditation alongside one-on-one physical therapy. A lifelong martial artist (Aikido and Tai Chi) turned EMT turned physical therapist, he stepped away from the mainstream medical model after years of hospital and neuro-rehab work to build a cash-pay practice centered on the whole person: body, breath, and mind.
His approach draws on natural human movement, both calming and more intensive styles of breathwork, and contemplative traditions, and he sees the practitioner’s role as guiding a person toward their own healing. “Atman,” he explains, is an old word for the self in its totality, physical, mental, and spiritual.