California Yoga Center is happy to welcome back Deborah Wolk. She will be teaching an in studio and online workshop on yoga for scoliosis with a focus of bone structure and health.

Saturday & Sunday, July 30–31, 2022 - 12–3p PDT each day

In this 2-day workshop, Deborah will address how scoliosis changes the consistency, position and shape of the bones. She will guide us to an increased awareness of our bone structure and health through yoga asana and pranayama.

Bone is connective tissue and has six layers. These layers have their own textural qualities: fibrous, flexible, hard, viscous, fluid. Different bones have different proportions of these qualities and layers. Bone grows and is intrinsically involved in our fluid (blood) system and our hormonal system. Those of us with scoliosis and/or osteoporosis are given the impression by Western medicine that our bones can not change position, shape, consistency, density but this isn’t true.

Saturday, July 30 - 12-3 pm PDT

The focus will be the anatomy of bone in the context of scoliosis. We’ll then use asana to help reintegrate the joints and address asymmetry and shape of the bones.

Sunday, July 31 - 12-3 pm PDT

Topic will be bone fluidity and equipoise in our movement. Intention and even muscular use, balance and alignment are needed to maintain or regain our bone density and keep ourselves strong. Osteoporosis will be addressed in this context as it is often common with scoliosis.

The sessions will be recorded and available to registered students for 2 weeks after the workshop.