For scoliosis (a lateral spinal curvature), one of the best self-care techniques is a special yoga designed by Elise Miller, a Palo Alto, CA yoga teacher who herself has a severe scoliotic curve in her spine https://yogaforscoliosis.com. Elise developed this yoga as a way to manage her own discomfort, and now teaches it, as well as training other yoga instructors how to do this work.
Santa Cruz is fortunate to have a local teacher who is certified in Yoga for Scoliosis, Karyn Bristol at Yoga Within www.yogawithkaryn.net
On March 30, 2019, Elise will be at Karyn’s Aptos studio www.yogawithin.com/events and there will be an afternoon session of Yoga for Scoliosis.
In my practice, with scoliosis patients, balancing their pelvis and spine is an important first step, and then regular, intermittent full-body balancing to encourage stabilization. As an adjunct to my chiropractic care, I then refer these patients for Yoga for Scoliosis.
