Have you ever heard of or practiced tommo breathing? I hadn't until I heard the fascinating story below from a fellow instructor. This lead me to seek about someone skilled in breathing, who taught me the tommo technique This story comes from another instructor's client who's a lung surgeon. ... [ Read On ]
Exercises
Breath helps scoliosis in more than one way
It’s been well documented that people with scoliosis experience movement restrictions in their ribcage and lungs. I know I’ve felt it. It starts in my upper ribcage, and at times, it’s almost debilitating. This is why breath is extremely important, particularly for people with scoliosis, it helps ... [ Read On ]
My Scoli Rant: Stop the Mistruths!
My Scoli Rant: Stop the Mistruths! I'm angry, and here's why: A few months ago, the blog Hollywood Homestead posted one of the best articles I’ve seen about scoliosis and nutrition. I’ve been doing my share of research on the topic and was thrilled to see that someone else came up with the ... [ Read On ]
Demonstration of the Pilates EXO® Chair
Many years ago, I was dancing on tour with the Radio City Rockettes, and I was in a lot of pain, particularly in my knees and back. My manager suggested I tried Pilates, and BOOM - my life changed forever. Now, I'm a certified Pilates instructor and most of my days are filled teaching Teacher ... [ Read On ]
Nutrition and Scoliosis
I found this amazing series on Scoliosis on the website, Hollywood Homestead. The site's author, Sylvie McCracken, is a celebrity personal assistant and mom of 3 by day, paleo enthusiast and blogger by night. She her husband, Eric, each lost over 60 lbs with paleo and continue to improve their ... [ Read On ]
How Do I Make My Scoliosis Better?
That's the most frequent question I'm asked; a variation of "What can I specifically do to help my scoliosis get better?" As you can imagine, everyone's bodies and scoli are different. There is no 'one size fits all' approach or set of magic exercises that are right for everyone. For this reason, ... [ Read On ]