Yoga for Scoliosis Part I

For people with scoliosis and yoga teachers.

Discover all the ways Iyengar Yoga can be used to meet the challenges of scoliosis. This internationally acclaimed workshop with senior Iyengar instructor Elise Browning Miller includes

• Basic information and anatomical background on scoliosis
• Optimal yoga postures for scoliosis and ways of adapting postures for each person’s individual needs
• The psychological consequences of scoliosis
• Adjustments and props
• An emphasis on lengthening the spine and aligning the body with breath awareness.

Through a variety of yoga practices and poses, people with scoliosis can develop greater structural alignment, become more symmetrical, and find the balance point that allows the scoliosis curve to coexist with gravity. Students learn practices to improve posture and increase flexibility and strength. Yoga teachers leave with the necessary skills and confidence to offer a beginning yoga practice to those with scoliosis.

Recommended reading Elise Browning Miller, Yoga for Scoliosis booklet and/or DVD.

Note For those interested in becoming a certified Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer, this workshop fulfills the first 10 of the 20 hours required to get started on Elise’s Yoga for Scoliosis training program. For more information, please contact elise@ebmyoga.com or visit www.yogaforscoliosis.com.

Special pricing Combine this program with Iyengar Yoga for Back Care and/or Yoga for Scoliosis Part II for a ten percent tuition discount. Please call to register.

• 12 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
• 12 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge