Yoga for Scoliosis classes are a non-invasive option for addressing the needs of a spine with scoliosis.  Utilizing yoga postures and breathing techniques, props and modifications,

Yoga for Scoliosis accomplishes:

Learn about your curves and how they affect your body, mind, breath. Become aware of your body from the toes on up to the crown of the head by mapping the details.

You will learn how to counter what your spine's curves push your body to do, be, live. The more you counter pose the scoliosis, the greater your ability to re-align your spine and stop the progression of the curvature and collapse.

You will learn to breathe softly, slowly, deeply and fully in and out through the nose and breathe deeply into the concave, collapsed, area of the ribcage, and release tightness and soften pain.

Repetition:

You will learn through repetition how to break the bad habits that scoliosis has formed.  Practicing poses over and over will build new habits and new memories of proper alignment and balance.

Re-align posture:

Learn how to find your plumb line and to straighten your curves and re-align your joints appropriately for your body and your curves.

Elongate and lengthen spine: 

Learn how to make your spine taller when standing and sitting, and longer when laying down.

Strengthen:

Build strength specifically in the feet, legs, abdominals, and spinal muscles, diaphragm, and throughout the entire body.

De-rotate: 

You will learn to appropriately twist and de-rotate the spine to counter the scoliosis rotation and curvature of the spine.

Defy gravity:

When you turn upside down with the spine in an inversion, you will learn how to use gravity in a new way. As you hang, the spine will lengthen without effort and release the tension in muscles and increase space between the vertebrae.

Practice: 

It is imperative to practice yoga asana and pranayama as much as possible, at home or in a class, daily is best. It is also important to apply the principles of Yoga for Scoliosis off the mat as well (standing straight, sitting straight walking straight and aligned, 24/7).  The more time you spend in counter pose to the curvatures, the greater the chance to lessen the progression and lessen the degree of the curves.

*Note: ALL NEW STUDENTS must meet privately with DL prior to attending a scoliosis class to assess and map your personal scoliosis pattern.