Yoga & Somatics for Scoliosis (and Fusions)
Yoga & Somatics for Scoliosis (and Fusions)
Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 until 5 May 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pmLocation: Commercial Drive
With Martha Carter, Founder & Director of Twisted Outreach Project for Back Care & Scoliosis (TOPS)
Applying the principles of Yoga for Scoliosis and Essential Somatics™, this two-part workshop series explores moving safely within the imbalance, curves, twists and asymmetry found in scoliotic and/or fused spines.
Sunday, April 7, 2024 – 12:30-3:30pm
Breathing into your Scoliosis (Exploring your Curves and Twists #1)
Sunday, May 5, 2024 – 12:30-3:30pm
Finding Ease with Scoliosis (Exploring your Curves and Twists #2)
Cost: $75/workshop or $135 for both. Early Bird: $65/workshop or $125 for both.
Take one — or both to go deeper.
About the Workshops
Explore relaxing ways to ease the discomfort of scoliosis, including breath work, gentle yoga, and the magic of Essential Somatics™ – a movement system that optimizes the brain for functional movement.
Each workshop will include:
- An introductory chat around principles of moving safely with scoliosis and fusions.
- A guided exploration of each person’s particular twist, curve and/or fusion pattern for improved personal awareness leading to safe movement.
- A three-part movement class that starts with breath work, continues with gentle yoga for scoliosis standing poses, and finishes with participants lying down on the floor to explore Somatics.
- Q&A at the end.
The goal of these workshops is to assist each participant to breathe into their concavities, decompress their curves, de-rotate their twists, re-pattern their imbalances, reinforce new patterns, strengthen and stabilize weak areas and, in general, feel better about their backs! The Somatics movements specifically aim to release deep patterns with the very real possibility of leading to pain-free mobility.
Good for all levels. No experience required.
About Martha Carter
Martha is a therapeutic movement specialist for scoliosis and spinal fusions, offering classes, workshops and retreats in Gentle Yoga and Somatics. Synthesizing her knowledge as a dance artist with her love of therapeutic methods, Martha guides participants to discover increased strength, length, alignment and mindfulness in the whole soma—body, mind and soul. She is a certified teacher of both Yoga for Scoliosis based on the teachings of Elise Browning Miller, and Essential Somatics™ based on the work of Thomas Hanna. She has also studied Energy Medicine and Trauma Release techniques, which she weaves into all her classes to help participants with pain relief while enhancing their movement potential. Martha is the founder and director of Twisted Outreach Project for Back Care & Scoliosis (TOPS), a non-profit that provides a range of holistic and creative approaches to working with back care and scoliosis. Her welcoming approach is accessible to all levels and abilities. Martha’s full bio can be found here.