All About Retreats

Part 22 of Martha’s Healing Journey

It has been almost 10 years since I started the Twisted Outreach Project for Backcare and Scoliosis (TOPS) — with the idea of sharing ‘twisty’ knowledge for scoliotic bodies.

Since then, we have held workshops, classes, lectures, performances, and many social gatherings. We have become a hub - in person and online - where folks with scoliosis can connect to teachers and scoliosis specialists of all kinds, simultaneously building knowledge and community. Our ever-growing mailing list includes people from around the world, with one student traveling all the way from Japan just to attend a weekend workshop!

Becoming a Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher

Part 13 of Martha’s Healing Journey

One of the hardest things about scoliosis is that it is difficult to know what to do to make it better. People ask me questions like these all the time:

How do you cure scoliosis?
How can I make my back straight again?
How can I stop the curve from getting worse?
What can I do to get rid of the pain?

Though extremely understandable questions to ask, they are very difficult questions to answer, because every person and every curve is different. There is one thing that is for sure though: it is NOT possible to CURE a structural scoliosis.

STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterApril 3, 2018Yoga, Learning, Back Care, Supportive Care, Scoliosis

A 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Adventure of Discovery on Salt Spring Island, BC.

Part 12 of Martha’s Healing Journey

Through attending Yoga For Scoliosis with Elise Browning Miller, I came to clearly understand that Yoga could really help me, but it also opened me up to the realization that I didn't know anything about Yoga — in the wider sense. When I first started studying Yoga, I was completely distracted by my own body fears and discomforts.

STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterMarch 5, 2018Yoga, Learning, Back Care, Supportive Care

What Happens in a Yoga for Scoliosis Class

Part 11 of Martha’s Healing Journey

When I discovered Elise Browning Miller and her method, Yoga for Scoliosis, I finally felt confident to explore Yoga further. First of all, Elise had scoliosis! So, unlike other Yoga teachers I had worked with, her teaching provided insights that could only come from having personal experience with this condition.

STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterFebruary 5, 2018Yoga for Scoliosis, Back Care, Exercise, Learning

Exploring Different Healing Modalities: Alexander Technique and Taoist Meditation

Part 8 of Martha’s Healing Journey

Ever since my rod removal 21 years ago, I have spent a LOT of time exploring different options for supportive care.

I never expected to go down this road, but exploring the myriad supportive care options out there has become an ongoing educational journey that I continue to find not only self-empowering, but endlessly fascinating.

STORIES & SUCCESSESMartha CarterNovember 6, 2017Back Care, Scoliosis, Alexander technique, Taoist Meditation, Healing

My Journey - and Discoveries - in Supportive Care

Part 6 of Martha’s Healing Journey

The results of my intense massage routine and gym training slowly gave me confidence to try new things in the search for more mobility and pain relief. I thought that by having my Harrington rods removed, everything would be better, immediately. But, as it turned out, I encountered a whole new set of challenges...

Harrington Rods Removed — The Healing Journey Begins

Part 5 of Martha’s Healing Journey

As I mentioned in Part 3 of this serial blog post, after the removal of my Harrington rods, I was eager to experience movement in a new way—without the restriction of metal implants. But because I still felt stiff and had muscle spasms, I decided to work with a massage therapist, Dawn, to help break up the scar tissue that had built up over the years.

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