‘EXPLORE YOUR FUSION RETREAT: CREATING Space for joy’
—with Stacy Joyce and Martha Carter
OHM Centre, Vancouver ISLAND, BC
May 30 - June 2, 2025
—along with special guest, Patricia Horvath (author of All the Difference).
This workshop will be held at Open Heart Mind Centre (OHM) in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC. MAP
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
ABOUT THE RETREAT
Join us for an intimate wellness retreat for people who have scoliotic spinal fusions. Discover practices that promote ease in body, mind, and soul, supported by a nurturing community.
Immerse yourself in gentle therapeutic yoga, revitalizing breathwork, and deep relaxation. Engage in creative writing, commune with nature, and experience various healing practices to enrich your stay. Enjoy catered meals, scenic walking trails, beachcombing, refreshing cold water ocean swims, hot tubs, mountain vistas, and more to add to the experience.
This retreat will enhance body awareness, improve range of motion, relieve pain, boost confidence, and cultivate meaningful personal connections. Whether you are just starting your fusion journey or are well-experienced, you will find a supportive environment in which to be nourished—and create space for joy.
ABOUT THE DESTINATION
Vancouver Island is renowned for wild, untamed beaches that are an idyllic summer sanctuary, and a hub for storm-watching, surfing, and skiing in the winter. In addition to its endless list of hiking, camping, whale-watching, and paddling adventures, there are also old-growth forests, endless beach combing and golfing. The Comox Valley is acclaimed for its incredible array of products harvested and created from its wild oceans and fertile soils, including organic vegetables, wild fish, free-range meats, and local chocolates, baked goods and wines. This workshop will be held at the wonderful new Open Heart Mind Centre (OHM) located in Merville in the Comox Valley. It’s a quick plane trip from Vancouver, or you can arrive via a stunning ferry ride.
ABOUT STACY JOYCE
Stacy specializes in yoga for people with scoliosis and spinal fusion. She underwent an 11-vertebrae spinal fusion with Harrington rods at 16 years old in 1994. Two years later she discovered yoga as a means to reconnect with her body after years of pain, recovery, and bracing. In 2012 she learned about Yoga for Scoliosis & Fusions, and began studying with Deborah Wolk. Stacy completed Elise Browning Miller’s Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer program in 2020. Her mission is to share her expertise and help those with spinal fusions discover the holistic benefits of yoga.
Stacy is expanding her work through Pilates. She completed Modules 1 & 2 of Scolio-Pilates, and plans to complete the program in 2025. Find Stacy at www.spinalfusionyoga.com or on Instagram @scoliosisfusion.
ABOUT MARTHA CARTER
Martha is a therapeutic movement specialist for scoliosis and spinal fusions, offering classes, workshops, and retreats in Gentle Yoga and Somatics. Synthesizing her knowledge as a dance artist with her love of therapeutic methods, she guides participants to discover increased strength, length, alignment, and mindfulness in the whole soma—body, mind and soul. Her welcoming approach is accessible to all levels and abilities. Martha is a certified teacher of both Yoga for Scoliosis based on the teachings of Elise Browning Miller, and Essential Somatics™ based on the work of Thomas Hanna. She has also studied Energy Medicine and Trauma Release techniques, which she weaves into all her classes to help participants with pain relief while enhancing their movement potential. Martha is the founder and director of Twisted Outreach Project for Back Care and Scoliosis (TOPS), a Canadian-based non-profit that provides a range of holistic and creative approaches to working with back care and scoliosis. Martha’s full bio can be found here.
