Wall Yoga: A Manual for Yoga Wall Practice and Instruction - Softcover

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Whether practicing on the Wall or on the mat, this book of over 200 pages, gives detailed instructions on how to do Yoga poses with over 300 instructional photos. So many of the yoga poses found in Hatha yoga classes can be practiced in Wall yoga. The Wall straps are from the B.K.S. Iyengar tradition of prop based alignment Hatha yoga, which adds an amazing benefit by lending support while working against gravity to help you achieve deeper stretches, allowing otherwise frightening inversions com- fortably, due to the extra support and space provided. Often, not everyone can do yoga postures because of old injuries, lack of strength or general lack of flexibility. When your body feels supported by the Wall straps, you will have the potential to relax, instead of struggling. When your body feels at ease, your breath will shift, deepen and lengthen. All this will lessen the stress your body feels when trying to do a pose and in turn will calm your Nervous System. Therefore, practicing Wall yoga will stretch and strengthen your muscles in a calming manner and will give you a sense of well-being. When you can hold a posture for a number of breaths, the fascia layer that surrounds your muscles can be accessed and released when able to hold your body in yoga postures longer without stress. Potentially, your body’s physical patterns could change and emotions could be confronted and possibly released. For example, the fear of falling, unable to maintain balance and not having enough strength are a few of the feelings that may come up. You may also find that you react less to triggers of stress, simply by holding the poses longer, which develops patience through the breath.Backbends are not a common occurrence in a regular yoga class for beginners, but in Wall yoga class, you could achieve that seemingly impossible pose with a little bit of courage and the sup-port of the Wall straps. Yes, it often happens in class! The support of the straps helps to balance you in the pose so you can work on alignment, which is paramount in avoiding possible injuries while practicing any Hatha yoga. Wall yoga is safe when used correctly, is effective for physical rehabilitation, and can be enjoyed by beginners and advanced practitioners within the same Wall yoga class.Also, always keep tension on the Wall straps when using them. Remember the Wall strap is the teacher. You want to connect your body to the strap by feeling its support and relax the body into it. You will have to tighten the Wall strap to shorten it and loosen the Wall strap to lengthen it, to hold your body firmly according to your height and flex- ibility. The strap supports the body part that is placed in it, so it will relax some mus- cles and provoke other muscles to engage, which causes a different balancing action of the muscles than what we are normally accustomed to, it’s a blend of support, letting go and engagement. Once you trust the process, you will begin to enjoy the journey of change and health. Most importantly, have fun exploring and challenging your body in ways that make you feel invincible again.

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