Stacy Joyce

Stacy Joyce had mild childhood scoliosis that progressed rapidly as a teenager. At age 16, she had an eleven vertebrae spinal fusion with Harrington rods, and wore a brace for months while healing. Two years after her surgery, she tried her first yoga class, which she credits for uniting her back to her body. 

Stacy studied International Business and Spanish, and traveled abroad extensively during college. After graduation, she was in the Peace Corps Honduras for two years. Upon returning to the States, she moved to New York City, and worked office jobs until that was not physically manageable anymore. Even while attending multiple yoga classes per week, she wasn’t able to counter the long hours of sitting, and decided to enroll in yoga teacher training. 

Stacy received her 500-hr certification from YogaWorks in 2012. During her 300-hr training, she sought out teachers specializing in back care and scoliosis to learn more about her spine, and her trajectory for practicing and teaching yoga fundamentally changed. Until that point, she did not know how to practice in a way that took her scoliosis or spinal fusion into consideration. From this point, Stacy knew that she wanted to serve students who, like her, needed a teacher with an atypical spine to guide them through this healing practice. In 2020, Stacy completed Elise Miller’s Yoga for Scoliosis Teacher Trainer program. 

Stacy loves to share her knowledge, and believes that consistency in our practice comes from having a deep understanding of our WHY? Stacy’s yoga practice has brought her a strong sense of agency through the waves of life. She welcomes lots of questions, as she is constantly asking them herself as a lifelong student. 

Stacy lives in North Carolina with her husband and son. You can learn more about Stacy at www.spinalfusionyoga.com