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SoulVerde yoga, art, and writing (AlmaVerde yoga, arte e escrita)

About me

Introduction	Yoga chose me. In 2005, I found out I had severe functional scoliosis brought on by stress, repetitive work and hard play movements. I had chronic pain and numbness in my right foot, back, and hand. I tried deep body massage and one day a massage therapist said "Stephanie, I am sorry I can't help you. You have a spinal structural problem that massage cannot "fix". Here is the name and phone number of my chiropractor. Best to you". After x-rays, at age 32, I stared in astonishment at the sweeping curve to the right of my lower and mid spine. My neck was shaped like a snake. In tears, I said to myself "I am too young to look like that". At that moment, I swore myself to healing, to changing my life. Initially, I saw a chiropractor three times a week for a month, which brought great pain relief and hope. The body workers I was seeing at the time kept saying "you should start doing yoga; it will help facilitate your healing" and that is what I did. Through my journey back to balance, yoga is and was the common thread that brought about my recovery. I am now a Certified Integrative Yoga Teacher, passionate about helping others to find their paths to their best selves.

Introduction

Yoga chose me. In 2005, I found out I had severe functional scoliosis brought on by stress, repetitive work and hard play movements. I had chronic pain and numbness in my right foot, back, and hand. I tried deep body massage and one day a massage therapist said "Stephanie, I am sorry I can't help you. You have a spinal structural problem that massage cannot "fix". Here is the name and phone number of my chiropractor. Best to you". After x-rays, at age 32, I stared in astonishment at the sweeping curve to the right of my lower and mid spine. My neck was shaped like a snake. In tears, I said to myself "I am too young to look like that". At that moment, I swore myself to healing, to changing my life. Initially, I saw a chiropractor three times a week for a month, which brought great pain relief and hope. The body workers I was seeing at the time kept saying "you should start doing yoga; it will help facilitate your healing" and that is what I did. Through my journey back to balance, yoga is and was the common thread that brought about my recovery. I am now a Certified Integrative Yoga Teacher, passionate about helping others to find their paths to their best selves.