In this workshop she will also explore ancient Ayurvedic wisdom for living well with scoliosis, including lifestyle, nutrition, and practices to balance mind and nervous system.

Her goal in this workshop is to help participants better understand their own curves and learn simple, practices they can use daily to support comfort and ease in the spine.

Beth Lefebvre has lived with scoliosis since childhood. After injuring her back as a young girl, she was formally diagnosed with scoliosis at age 12. For most of her life, she was comfortable in her body and paid little attention to her curves—until her 40s, when her lumbar spine began causing pain and repeatedly “going out” during yoga practice. These episodes could keep her away from yoga for weeks at a time. Wanting to understand her own body and learn how to practice without hurting herself is what led Beth to become an IAYT Yoga Therapist.

Now, in her 60s, as her spine has changed and she has lost two inches in height, she has come to understand her scoliosis in a much deeper way. Over the past five months, she has been training with Elise Browning Miller in Iyengar Yoga for Scoliosis, including a recent week-long teacher training intensive. She has found these methods to be integral to maintaining a strong, healthy spine and comfort in her body.

Her hope is that participants leave with a clearer understanding of their spine, simple tools for daily support, and greater confidence in living comfortably with their curves.

Early bird $35

Starting 9/16 $45

Beth Lefebvre “The first time I stepped onto a yoga mat was like coming home: I felt a deep connection to myself…and to something deeper. Yoga saved my life: it is powerful medicine for healing and pain relief; it is my physical therapy; it is my connection to myself; it is my connection with the infinite. Yoga keeps me real and preserves my sanity. Yoga helped me work through chronic pain of fibromyalgia and sciatica, and keeps my scoliosis in check. Yoga was the medicine that rehabilitated my body after a serious ski fall that unhinged my knee, tore multiple ligaments, and torqued the right side of my body from my sacrum to my ankle. Yoga therapy rehabilitated my body and mind: allowing me to walk with ease, and put me back on the mountain skiing and hiking; living mostly pain free, loving my body, loving life. Yoga keeps me strong and resilient. Yoga brings me home. And your body is your first home!”

IAYT Yoga Therapist, Bowenwork practitioner, Ayurveda Wellness coach and practitioner in training.