Guest Teachers

Friday, April 11, 4:00 – 6:00 pm: Spinal Anatomy and Anatomy of Scoliosis – $40
Deborah will teach, through verbal explanation, visual imagery and touch, the experiential anatomy of the spine. Learning anatomy this way accommodates all types of learners and will be enjoyable and enlightening for everyone. This presentation is important information for a clear understanding of the practices on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday, April 12, 2:00 – 5:00 pm: Yoga for Back Care – $55
Participants will learn how to develop a yoga practice that addresses all types of back pain and alignment issues. Yoga poses practiced in this workshop with a specific focus can be the key to alleviating pain and creating more balance in the body. This workshop is for students of all levels who wish to work on any issues related to pain and discomfort in or emanating from the spine and for teachers wishing to learn more about how to work with these issues.

Sunday, April 13, 2:00 – 5:00 pm: Yoga with Scoliosis – $55
Scoliosis will be explained in detail. Participants with scoliosis will explore how to develop a yoga practice specifically addressing their own patterns and needs using awareness and alignment. Through practice, demonstration and discussion yoga teachers will learn how to see and understand their students with scoliosis, and learn many of the principles of teaching yoga for scoliosis.
Price for all three workshops as a package: $130

Deborah Wolk, C-IAYT, has been teaching and working with students with back issues, scoliosis, and other injuries for 25 years. Her yoga practice working with her own scoliosis informs the work she does to help others. She is warm and funny and her teachings are subtle yet explained at a level everyone can understand. Deborah’s teachings are based in the principles of Iyengar style yoga and Body Mind Centering (BMC) techniques. She was certified as a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer through Elise Browning Miller’s training program in 2005 and studied with the Iyengars in Pune in 2007, observing the medical classes most afternoons.

Also in 2007, Deborah co-founded Yoga Union Center for Backcare & Scoliosis and co-directed it for 8 years. In January 2015, Deborah founded Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Collective. Samamkaya is a democratically run workers cooperative and is devoted exclusively to scoliosis, back care, teacher education in therapeutics, and adaptive yoga for students with disabilities.Deborah teaches workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings on Back Care & Scoliosis in New York City, across the US, and around the world, and has a thriving private practice. Learn more at dwolkyoga.com