My question, if you would give me your opinion, please…has anyone tried practicing w/a yoga wall (the type w/ball bearings/straps/harnesses?) I tried this a few times in a studio in NC & it was heavenly. I’m unsure if it was ever used in any form w/“traditional” yoga methods. The theraputic uses, the inversions, the options are endless. (Also, I’ve moved to NJ & am seeking a studio here & can’t find one.) Have you ever tried one?
We have an under appreciated rope wall at my studio that I very much enjoy. At first I thought it took away from studio b but once I learned to hang upside down I was sold.
Heavenly is right.
I’m guessing you were either at Terry Brown’s Triad Yoga in Asheville or Catherine Eberhart’s Purna Yoga East in Clayton?
Both likely use the wall rope system available from Yogawall dot com.
All three of the teaching spaces in the Yoga Centers studio here in Bellevue have those systems in place. They are used consistently for group classes and private instruction as well as therapeutics.
The development of that system is based on the Iyengar system of props (if such a term makes sense). So while you may not find a Purna Yoga studio in NJ you may find some similar props in an Iyengar studio.
gordon
Does anyone know how to use a rope wall to put your neck in traction? Do you have a link to any videos of that? I would appreciate that or I hear you can do it using two straps. If I could teach my mother the two strap method I could greatly improve the quality of her life.
Yes I do know how. And I understand the nature of wanting this and fully appreciate it. However, it is very risky and should not be attempted by untrained students or teachers nor should it be learned through non-contact methods. Anyone posting a video on it has likely not at all considered the myriad of litigation they’ve opened themselves up to.
It is far too easy to improperly traction the cervical spine or injure the student. The neck is not a part of the body where we are allowed latitude for mistake.
gordon
Well dang, I understand what you mean. I am sure I can learn first hand from one of the two Iyengar instructors at my Studio. One of them already offered to teach me but his class is not in the room with the wall. I always feel bad asking questions to instructors unless I have earned what they can share. I am down to seeing Bob 1-2 times a week until mid October and would probably feel comfortable asking when I see him at least 3x for three straight weeks.
For whatever it’s worth, I relish student’s asking questions whether they’ve come to three straight classes or not. To me it is a privilege to serve in such a way and I take as much time as needed to answer all questions after class as thoroughly as possible, time permitting.
That is good to hear from an instructor. I don’t like to ask for information that I have not earned but I doubt their requirements are so high.
