Is Rest necessary when you have Scoliosis? 

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In my experience YES!
The energy spent to keep us upright is far more than people have to exert without scoliosis. 
This is a good week to rest your back, so consider taking time to:
put your legs up a chair when it feels sore, tight or uncomfortable.
 
Take a few moments to breathe into your back before you start a task.
Remember:
Convex side benefits most from the exhale pulling toward the midline.
Concave side benefits most from the inhale expanding top to bottom.
 
Also, If you experience pain, rest is a great way to feel some relief. You are responsible for your own body. Hope you can rest well this week. 
Warm regards, Teresa

This article was updated on September 13, 2024

Teresa Heit-Murray

Teresa Heit-Murray

Teresa is a Registered Yoga Teacher having completed her 200 hour Pure Yoga training in 2010. Teresa is completing her work to become a RYT-500 through the Prairie teacher training. She continues to increase her knowledge and has a consentraion on therapeutic yoga. She has completed a thesis on Yoga with Scoliosis to help in her own path of healing as well as others.

It is such a joy and blessing to have found yoga. Strength and relief from back pain and stress, is what Teresa came to yoga for in her 20’s. Now that she has been a teacher for over a dozen years, Teresa is happy to continue the traditions of yoga with its benefits for the whole person.

Teresa teaches in a way that helps individual students find what works for their unique anatomy and condition at the moment. Teresa has found yoga has the potential to help with posture, skeletal alignment, muscular strength, pain reduction, joint mobility and even a more positive outlook on life. Teresa also teaches a weekly online meditation as part of a mindfulness sangha. 

Teresa is certified in Yin Yoga with Paul Grilley, Prenatal, Yogakids and Strength and Stability with Lori Gaspar. She has many hours studying Yoga for Scoliosis with Dr. Loren Fishman, Elise Miller and Nancy Fox. She also has special training in healthy back solutions with Gabriel Halpern. 

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