Scolio-Pilates

Reclaim your body. Restore your spine. Redefine your life.

Scolio-Pilates® gave me my life back!

At 10, I was diagnosed with scoliosis.
At 41, I was waking up screaming in pain, despite having done everything right: casting, bracing, and spinal fusion.

Doctors had no answers. Pain medications offered no relief. Until one GP said: “I’ve heard of something called Scolio-Pilates… maybe try that?”

That moment changed my life.

I walked into Karena Thek’s studio broken. I walked out with hope and tools that gave me back my body. Now I help others do the same.

Read more about my story here.

Who is it for?

If you've been told "just live with it." This is your alternative

  • Teens and adults with scoliosis who've been dismissed by doctors, saying, "Come back when it's worse."

  • Pre-surgical clients refusing to just wait and watch their curve progress

  • Post-fusion warriors navigating life with hardware—the population most providers ignore

  • High-performing dancers and athletes who refuse to choose between their passion and their spine

  • Anyone tired of being treated like a diagnosis instead of a person with a unique story

Your body tells a story, I speak the language

My program is unique for everybody and every curve. I will interpret your X-rays and images and translate them into daily life strategies. Your Cobb angle, curve pattern, and fusion levels aren't just numbers; they serve as the blueprint for your personalized program.

Every session is built around YOUR spine

  • Curve-specific exercises based on your actual X-rays (not generic scoliosis protocols)

  • Pre/post-fusion modifications that respect your surgical history

  • Pain patterns mapped to your specific curve mechanics

  • Performance goals calibrated to your spine's unique needs

Beyond the Mat: Your Spine in the Real World

This is more than exercise. It’s a spine education for life. In every session, you’ll learn how your curve impacts:

  • Sleep strategies that work with your curve

  • Workstation setups for your unique spinal needs

  • Safe movement patterns for daily tasks

  • Breathing protocols that unlock rib expansion

  • Mindset shifts that turn fear into strategy

Your Spine Isn't Broken. It's Just Misunderstood

I've spent years learning to speak fluent scoliosis, and I'm here to translate for you. In our work together, your curve isn't a problem to fix. It's a pattern worth understanding, working with, and even appreciating.

You'll discover that with the right approach, your scoliotic spine can be strong, capable, and pain-free. And you don't have to figure it out alone.

Everyone else treats your spine like a problem to solve.

Physical therapists give you exercises to "correct" your posture. Trainers push you through generic spine routines. Chiropractors crack and adjust, then send you home unchanged.

We do the opposite.

Your spine isn't broken. It doesn't need fixing. It needs understanding.

While others focus on temporary relief, we focus on a permanent solution, based on insight. By learning to read your unique spinal signature and decode what your body is telling you, you can learn to apply corrections and master the art of intelligent movement consistently.

The result?

You stop being a patient in your own body and become its expert. You don't just feel better—you think differently about every step, every stretch, every moment you move.

This is scoliosis education, not just scoliosis exercise.

And that makes all the difference.

This is scoliosis education, not just scoliosis exercise

Why This Isn’t Just Exercise

This isn't another exercise program telling you to "fix" your posture. This is about reclaiming your relationship with your spine and living the life you want to live, pain-free.

Education drives everything we do together. You'll discover how to read your unique curve and dynamically realign yourself, so you can move through your day with intention and transform the activities you love, such as yoga, Pilates, running, or even sitting at your desk, into powerful allies for your spine health.

The shift happens when you stop seeing your body as something to manage and start experiencing it as something you truly understand.

When you know your spine, you move with confidence. When you move with confidence, everything changes.

You don't need to be fixed. You need to be taught.

And that changes everything.

What makes Scolio-Pilates different?

These techniques that changed everything:

Elongation: Lengthen your spine toward a more neutral, balanced position, without force or strain.

Breathwork: Use targeted breathing techniques to expand compressed ribs, restore ribcage mobility, and increase lung capacity.

De-Rotation with Wedge: We use wedge supports to gently guide your spine out of rotation and into more symmetry, without pushing or bracing.

Strengthen & Stabilize: Once your spine is better aligned, we build the muscle support it needs to stay that way. You’ll feel stronger, more centered, and more capable.

The difference? You're not a patient anymore. You're a practitioner of your own body.

Ready to begin your journey?

The next step is simple: book a free discovery call where you can tell me more about you, and I can tell you more about my process.