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09/02/2026

‼️Do you ever feel like one leg is longer than the other? 🦵⚖️

The root cause may not actually be your legs 👀 — it could be coming from how your pelvis and hips are positioned and moving.

Two muscles that play a BIG role here are your QL (quadratus lumborum) and gluteus medius 🍑🔥

Instead of constantly stretching one side or strengthening one muscle in isolation, we want these muscles to learn how to organically coordinate and support your pelvis together. 🔄✨

This exercise is one of my favorites for improving that hip-to-core connection, pelvic stability, and better balance from side to side. 💪🧠

✨ Your “leg-length difference” might actually be connected to how your hips and pelvis are moving.

Comment BYB 👇💬 and I’ll send you the link to my FREE community, where I share the full tutorial + more exercises to help you Balance Your Body. 🫶🔥

08/31/2026

‼️ PART 2: Is one shoulder sitting HIGHER than the other? 👀⬆️
If you have scoliosis and one shoulder constantly sits higher, don’t just keep stretching it down. 🙅🏻‍♀️

With scoliosis, your rib cage + shoulder blades can sit differently on each side 🩻✨ which can change how your shoulder girdle muscles work.
Sometimes that higher shoulder needs better strength, stability + control 💪🏻

Try this 👇🏻

Lean your back against a wall ➡️ Extend your arm straight out to the side

Reach through your pinky and fingertips ⬇️ Slowly lower your straight arm ↔️ Then reach LONG out to the side again
The key is to keep reaching without letting your shoulder hike toward your ear. 👂🏻❌
This can help recruit your serratus anterior, while your lats, lower traps + other scapular stabilizers help control the shoulder blade. 🔥💪🏻
The goal is NOT to force your shoulder down. 🚫

It’s to teach your shoulder blade to move + stabilize against your rib cage in a better position. ⚖️✨
Sometimes with scoliosis, you don’t need more stretching.
You may need to strengthen your body in a more balanced position. 💪🏻🩷

💬 Comment “BYB” and I’ll send you the link to my FREE community where I share more exercises + tutorials to help you Balance Your Body. 🙌🏻✨

08/25/2026

‼️ BYB: Balance Your Body — Series 2
🩻Is one shoulder higher than the other?

It may not be a shoulder problem at all.

With scoliosis, the spine doesn’t just curve side to side — it also rotates, and the rib cage follows. That can create rib flare on one side, compression on the other, and make one shoulder sit higher.
That’s why scoliosis is 3-dimensional.
Instead of only stretching or pulling the shoulder down, we first want to look at the rib cage and breath. 🫁

In this exercise, I’m using a foam roller to help direct breath into the more compressed or “hollow” side of the rib cage and create better awareness of where the ribs are moving.
From there, we can start repositioning the rib cage and build strength from a better position.

👉🏼Comment BYB and I’ll send you the free link to my community with more tutorials for scoliosis and body imbalances. ✨

08/21/2026

‼️ HIP IMPINGEMENT? ONE HIP HIGHER THAN THE OTHER? It may not be just a hip issue.

Especially if you have scoliosis.
Scoliosis isn’t just a 2D side bend. It’s a 3-dimensional change in the spine, rib cage, and pelvis involving rotation, side-bending, and shifting.
Because your spine connects into your pelvis through the SI joints, scoliosis can influence how your pelvis sits and moves.
You may notice:
• One hip higher than the other • One side of the pelvis rotated forward • The other side rotated backward • A persistent lateral shift • One hip feeling “jammed” during squats, walking, or hip flexion
That changes how your femur moves inside the hip socket.
So repeatedly stretching the painful or “tight” hip may not solve the problem.
Sometimes the painful hip isn’t even the side that needs the most work.
Instead, look at the whole system: spine, pelvis, rib cage, and hip control.
Comment BYB and I’ll send you access to my free community with a tutorial to help you start working on these patterns.

08/12/2026

‼️Want to test your glute strength, proprioception AND balance mechanics all at the same time? 🍑

Your glutes are some of the most powerful muscles in your body and play a HUGE role in controlling your pelvis and stabilizing your hips.

But strength isn’t everything. Your brain also needs to know where your body is in space—your proprioception.

👍🏼Try this:
Close your eyes and walk straight for 20 seconds in a clear, safe space.
Did you stay straight? Or did you drift or rotate to one side?

⚠️ This doesn’t automatically mean one glute is “stronger.” But it can reveal an asymmetry in how your hips, pelvis, and nervous system are organizing your movement.

That’s why I love this test for people with scoliosis, back pain, or noticeable asymmetries—it looks beyond isolated muscle strength.

🎉Comment “BYB” and I’ll invite you to my FREE community for more tests like this!

08/08/2026

❌ CANCELLED her injection 💉 after just 2 weeks of working out with me. 🤯

Andrea has spinal stenosis, but with the BYB Method she started feeling better fast.

BYB combines spine-safe Pilates + strength, corrective movement, behavior-based habit change, and a women 40+ approach that considers hormones, recovery, and real life.

August 1:1 coaching is FULL. ❤️

Comment **“VIP”** to be considered for September 1:1 coaching.

‼️🩻❌Scoliosis surgery can straighten your spine.But it doesn’t automatically retrain your muscles, restore your movement...
08/05/2026

‼️🩻❌Scoliosis surgery can straighten your spine.

But it doesn’t automatically retrain your muscles, restore your movement patterns, or teach your nervous system how to support that new alignment.

And “successful surgery” doesn’t always mean:

No pain.
No compensation.
No degeneration.
No additional surgery.

For women over 40, this matters even more.

As estrogen declines, bone density, muscle mass, and strength can decline too—weakening the very system supporting your spine.

Low bone density has been linked to higher risks of hardware complications, junctional problems, and revision surgery in adults with spinal deformity.

So, then what?

Strength training and scoliosis-specific corrective exercise are among the most effective tools we have to:

💪 Build muscular support
🦴 Protect bone health
⚖️ Improve balance and movement control
🧠 Retrain compensation patterns
🚶 Maintain mobility and independence

Surgery may change the structure.

But your body still needs to learn how to support it—for the next 10, 20, and 30 years.

Comment “BYB” for scoliosis-friendly strength and corrective exercise training.

08/01/2026

🚨 SCOLIOSIS ISN’T JUST A SIDEWAYS CURVE 🚨

I’m a certified Pilates instructor who changed how my spine looked and felt through targeted exercise.

Scoliosis is a 3D rotation—but twisting alone won’t fix it. Your spine sits on your pelvis, and your glutes help control that foundation.

Try a single-leg bridge to build better pelvic strength and balance. 🍑

Comment **BYB** for the full tutorial and my scoliosis community!

07/30/2026

‼️🚨 Constant upper-trap or shoulder pain—especially only on one side?

The problem may not actually be your shoulder. 👀

Your shoulder girdle is different from most joints in your body.

🦴 The only true bony connection between your arm and torso is where your collarbone meets your sternum.

Your shoulder blades don’t directly attach to your rib cage with a joint.

Instead, they glide over your rib cage and are supported by muscles. 💪🏼

Think of your shoulder girdle like a cape floating over your rib cage. 🦸🏻‍♀️

That means your shoulder comfort depends heavily on:

✨ Your rib-cage position
✨ How well your shoulder blade moves
✨ The balance between your upper, middle, and lower back muscles

Most of us spend hours:

💻 Typing
📱 Looking down
🚗 Driving
🪑 Sitting

So the upper traps can become overactive and constantly tense. 😩

Meanwhile, the mid-back and lower traps may not get enough targeted work.

And here’s the problem 👇🏼

Even during traditional back exercises, your body may continue using the already-dominant upper traps instead of properly recruiting the muscles below them.

So you finish your “back workout” feeling even more tension around your neck and shoulders. 🤯

Try this exercise to isolate your mid-back and teach your shoulder blades to move without your upper traps taking over. 🔥

Comment BYB and I’ll send you an invitation to my free community, where I share more back-health tutorials and spine-friendly exercises. 💛

07/27/2026

‼️Can adult scoliosis actually be “fixed”?

The honest answer: **it depends on what you mean by fixed.**

🦴 **Structural scoliosis** refers to the physical shape and rotation of the spine. In adulthood, exercise may not completely erase a long-standing structural curve or make your X-ray perfectly straight.

But your X-ray is **not the only thing that can change.**

💪 **Functional patterns** can often improve—including:

• How your rib cage and pelvis are positioned
• How evenly you load each side
• Your strength and spinal stability
• Your posture and movement control
• Your mobility and breathing mechanics
• Your pain and confidence with movement

Research suggests that exercise-based scoliosis interventions can improve pain, physical function, quality of life, and—in some cases—produce modest changes in spinal measurements. However, the adult-specific evidence is still limited, so nobody should promise that one generic exercise will “correct” every curve.

So no—you may not be able to completely change every **structural** component of adult scoliosis.

But you may be able to dramatically change **how your body functions within that structure.**

And that can mean:

✅ Less pain
✅ Better balance
✅ More strength
✅ More freedom
✅ Less fear around movement

Your spine does not have to look perfectly straight for your body to move and feel significantly better.

Comment **BYB** and I’ll send you the details to join my Community and attend my **live scoliosis training on August 1**.

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