Lengthening the Concave Sides of our Spine

My mantra for anyone with scoliosis is:  “Lengthen.  Strengthen.  De-rotate the Spine/Hips.”  To me these are the top 3 things anyone with structural or functional scoliosis needs to do daily.  It is what helps our spine and hips stay healthy and hopefully prevents us from progressing in the curves.  AND I have personally found these also have pain-relieving benefits.

Therefore this is “Part 1” of the scoli mantra:  Lengthen!  Lengthening and releasing tight muscles on the concave side(s) of the spine is essential to those with scoliosis.  And when we do, we often feel taller, stand more erect and may feel less pain.  Every day we need to fight gravity by not falling into our curves, not compressing our spines and hips, but opening up those tight muscles left and right of the spine.

This class will teach you several ways you can open up those tight muscles.  Some poses will be done standing, some seated in the chair and some down on the ground (or on your bed).  The key is to find one or two you can practice EVERY day to lengthen your spine.

Hope you will join me for this online Zoom class by sending an email to Karen@YogaTherapyWithKaren.com.  The class costs $10 unless you are one of my regular monthly class attendees, and then it is free.  Note:  The class will be videoed, so if you can’t make the class in-person, let me know and I can send you the link later.