Hello, I'm Claudia Katherine.
Founder of The Scoli Coach
A scoliosis specialist and experienced Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor with my own severe 3 curve scoliosis.
If anyone understands the daily physical and mental struggles we scoli’s have to go through.... it's me! I also know first hand how hard it can be finding the right help, this is why I have made it my life's mission to teach, help and motivate us to thrive with our scoliosis and/or fusion.
About Claudia
Claudia started her fitness career as a personal trainer in London, England, where she studied and worked in multiple gyms. In 2018 she flew to India where she gained her 200 hour yoga teacher training certificate.
In 2019, Claudia moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she spent 3 years working as a full time personal trainer and yoga teacher for top-flight gym Equinox. During her time there, because of her own curves and understanding she started to gain clients with scoliosis. This is where the love and passion for working with others who had scoliosis began, and so The Scoli Coach was born.
With Elise Browning Miller in 2022, Claudia completed her Yoga for Scoliosis Part 1 & 2 then went on to teach yoga for scoliosis both virtually and in-person with a variety of different curves and ages.
Early 2023 saw Claudia start her professional Scolio-Pilates qualification, completing both Modules 1 & 2. She now incorporates a lot of the scolio-pilates techniques into her coaching and workouts. Claudia continues to learn and grow on her scoli journey, in May 2023 she attended a Pilates and Scoliosis Workshop in New York, alongside the amazing Erin Myers, book author and owner of Spiral Spine.
In February 2023, Claudia was a teaching assistant to Martha Carter (Founder of the Twisted Outreach Project for scoliosis and fusion) at a Somatics for Bad Backs Retreat in Mexico.
In September 2023, Claudia and Martha hosted their own scoliosis and fusion retreat in the beautiful countryside of Comox Valley, Vancouver Island.
Claudia currently works with a variety of scoliosis and fusion patients online and in-person, ranging from teenagers to elderly. She combines her vibrant personality, knowledge as a fitness instructor and scoliosis specialised training to make the journey as fun and effective as possible.
Claudia's Scoliosis Story
Claudia was diagnosed with right thoracic, left lumbar scoliosis at 13 after her mum noticed it during a summer vacation. Once home, her parents took her to see a scoliosis specialist in London, England, who gave her 3 options; wait and see, bracing or surgery.
As Claudia's COBB angle was around 30 degrees and not classed 'severe' enough for surgery, her and her parents opted for the 'wait and see' method. They decided not to brace at this time for personal reasons.
Claudia continued through her teens and 20s pretty much ignoring her scoliosis and pretending it didn't exist. She felt embarrassed and ashamed of her curve, alone in her journey and not having any idea what to do for it. She sought out help from physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in her mid/late 20s but nothing seemed to help or even be consistent.
Entering age 30, Claudia was noticing the curve progress, pain and rotation were both getting a lot worse. Her curves were now in the 50s and only progressing more. With her background in fitness, she knew there must be a way to take control of this before it got bad enough for surgery. The 'wait and see' method was not good enough and she knew then it was time to take matters into her own hands!
Hence the birth of The Scoli Coach, woooo! Once Claudia learnt about scoliosis, investing in courses from some of the best teachers and applying the methods to her own curves, she saw how suddenly life changed, hope was restored and her scoliosis got better.... not worse! The pain went away and the curve stabilised.
She knows this was her calling in life, to share this knowledge and help others fighting the same battle.
We are all beautiful scoliosis and fusion warriors in the journey together!!
