This workshop is taking place in-person at Club Fit, with a Zoom-only option.
If you register from this page, you will be registered for day-of attendance at Club Fit (+recording).
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Join Loren Fishman, MD, and Liz Larson, RYT, to discover how therapeutic yoga can provide significant improvement to sufferers of scoliosis, osteoporosis, and rotator cuff syndrome.
In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to how Dr. Fishman uses yoga to counteract scoliotic curves. This session will be a general exploration of some of the relevant techniques to address some scoliotic curves. The workshop is not intended to address or treat individuals' curves.
Osteoporosis, which affects 44 million Americans and causes a million fractures every year (mostly in the vertebrae and hip) has been proved to be reversed with a series of 12 poses, all part of the standard yoga canon, but with some differences: Dr. Fishman will be using yoga for a medical effect, not for liberation or relaxation.
Rotator cuff syndrome, a common and painful shoulder injury, is treated with a single yoga pose that’s modified for the uninitiated or those with cervical, cerebral, or ophthalmological conditions. Learn the basics of avoiding shoulder injuries in yoga, which is one of the most common yoga injuries. There will be a discussion of the anatomy of how this particular technique for using yoga to heal rotator cuff tears works, and how to instruct students to make sure it is done the right way so that they can experience a greater range of motion and less pain.
We will do many of the poses together.
Eligible for three hours IAYT CEU upon completion of the online exam.
A recording will be made available to all participants for two weeks following the workshop.
Recommended props: a yoga mat, a yoga block, a strap, and a blanket
Please be aware that we cannot control the temperature of the studio at Club Fit, and it can run cold. So please dress appropriately in layers and bring a blanket, hat, socks, etc. if you are sensitive to the cold. Thank you for your understanding.
Loren Fishman, MD, BPhil, is a practicing doctor who was fortunate enough to spend the year 1973 with Mr. Iyengar in Pune. To date, he has helpfully applied yoga to osteoporosis, scoliosis, rotator cuff syndrome, arthritis, knee and hip problems, insomnia, weight management, anxiety, restless leg syndrome, and an objective scale for pain. The British Medical Journal uses his system for low back pain in I-pocrates, its online tool for doctors. His work has been reviewed in articles by Jane Brody of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Spine, Muscle and Nerve, and international periodicals. He has been extensively interviewed in the media, including on Diane Sawyer’s World News, NPR, J. Brown Yogaberry and Yoga Dork. He has been listed in Castle and Connolly’s “Best Doctors” more than 10 times. His twelve books include the best-selling Yoga for Osteoporosis, Yoga for Arthritis with Ellen Saltonstall, Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis with Eric Small, and Yoga for Weight Loss with Carol Ardman, and Healing Yoga—Yoga Cures for 20 Common Conditions. He has two granddaughters.
Liz Larson, MS, MA, RYT, is the study administrator for Dr. Fishman’s Yoga vs. Osteoporosis Dose-Response study. She has studied with Dr. Fishman for ten years and holds all of the yoga teacher certifications offered by the Fishman Method. Liz is passionate about using yoga to improve health, arguably our most valuable resource.
