cure my scoliosis somehow

i did it years ago. at the very least it helped to alleviate the tension and imbalances caused by the scoliosis. i think i will have better success at straightening the spine if the muscles in my back and everywhere else are relieved of all the built up stress.

so i made an appointment for another series. it’s not until the new year, but that’s fine. it’s early enough. i’m soooooooooo looking forward to it. i loved it before. it hurt so good! :)

i just bought a corset.

it was a rather pricey impulse buy. i thought about getting one years ago when a friend of mine wore one all winter and marveled about the improvement in her posture. i never did, though, and eventually stopped thinking about it until this morning. at a breakfast event a beautiful woman i met mentioned that she was breaking in a new corset and then she started telling me how great they were for cultivating an elegant stance. i decided i needed to get one asap.

immediately after work, i went to a specialty shop and bought a decent quality one. it felt amazing for about an hour, and then i started to feel my curvature. ouch. and i definitely had to loosen it for the bike ride home! upon taking it off, i noticed right away how awful my natural stance is and felt like i needed to stretch.

i’m so glad i sprung for one. i’m going to try to go through my workday tomorrow with it on.

i slept on the floor for about ten days when i stayed at a beach house recently. my back felt really good. i just ordered a 2in. memory foam pad so i can start sleeping on my hardwood floor.

(plus, i am thrilled at the idea of getting rid of my bed and opening up more space in my room.)

anyway, i think learning to sleep on my back on the floor will help my spine adjust at night.

pilates this morning really helped me sit/stand up straight. i am going to a class at least twice a week. yeah!

sit ups and stretching. i need to develop muscles that can hold me up. i’ve been doing sit ups and stretches every day. yay me! i’m especially trying to stretch the muscles around my hips and pelvis.

need more dance parties, too.

dance parties. i shook it for hours and hours. it was so much fun and let loose so much tension in my back.

i got rolfed a few years ago (i should really get it done again soon) and my rolfer told me that i needed to swing my hips more. she said that would help me untwist my spine. dance parties are an excellent place to do exactly that.