The Iyengar wall ( wall ropes ) as shown in the pictures at my friend Alex's- Gitayoga shala in Taiwan that i am planning to have it installed soon at my studio. She is in the midst of helping me to get all necessary components and parts. i will be seeing her in December this year.
I like Iyengar yoga and his genius techniques to make yoga asana accessible to anyone at all ages. Let see whatelse he thinks of Using Props :
BKS Iyengar believes that students who come to yoga late in life have the advantage of keeping themselves fit physically and mentally, using props. His experience has been that bolsters , chairs , back bending and other benches, wall ropes and other props are useful in old age, when people may not be able to do the posture independently. He believes that props free the older student from anxiety: Pratice on props leads one toward non-attachment of the body. The Brain calms down and sound sleep, a dream for many old people , comes naturally through the use of props.
In an early stage of my yoga practice ,I half agreed with the name of ' the queen of the asana ' for Sarvangasana - (shoulderstand), it was overrated . i did not see its beauty and its benefit till i met a taiwanese chiroprator with immense Iyengar yoga experience , TJ Pheng , at a meditation retreat in Thailand in 2007. He gave me a tutor after the retreat at the hotel room to solve my problem and a yoga tour in India at the same year to work with two senior Iyengar teachers - Louise from South Africa , who conducted session on a voluntery basis at LHA in Dharamasala and Usha Dewi at Omkaranda Ganga Sadan , an Iyengar Center in Rishikesh. Now , after experiencing with Iyengar techniques , i can do those tricky asanas like shoulderstand , backbending with ease.
I like Iyengar yoga and his genius techniques to make yoga asana accessible to anyone at all ages. Let see whatelse he thinks of Using Props :
BKS Iyengar believes that students who come to yoga late in life have the advantage of keeping themselves fit physically and mentally, using props. His experience has been that bolsters , chairs , back bending and other benches, wall ropes and other props are useful in old age, when people may not be able to do the posture independently. He believes that props free the older student from anxiety: Pratice on props leads one toward non-attachment of the body. The Brain calms down and sound sleep, a dream for many old people , comes naturally through the use of props.
In an early stage of my yoga practice ,I half agreed with the name of ' the queen of the asana ' for Sarvangasana - (shoulderstand), it was overrated . i did not see its beauty and its benefit till i met a taiwanese chiroprator with immense Iyengar yoga experience , TJ Pheng , at a meditation retreat in Thailand in 2007. He gave me a tutor after the retreat at the hotel room to solve my problem and a yoga tour in India at the same year to work with two senior Iyengar teachers - Louise from South Africa , who conducted session on a voluntery basis at LHA in Dharamasala and Usha Dewi at Omkaranda Ganga Sadan , an Iyengar Center in Rishikesh. Now , after experiencing with Iyengar techniques , i can do those tricky asanas like shoulderstand , backbending with ease.
Wall ropes , or i call it Iyengar wall at my good friend - Alex 's studio -Gitayoga, in Taiwan
Alex 's students hanging outside down with ropes , in Taiwan
Alex's students using the rope to do the shoulder opening, in Taiwan
opening , releasing standing wall mountain pose
Mrs Koo at 60s doing Ardha Chandrasana ( half moon ) balancing pose
Practicing High Lunge with the wall to coordinate the work of all target muscle groups work precisely
Man Wei shows in Ustrasana ( Camel pose ) , with the thigh against the wall
Morning session sometimes starts with the wall dog stretches to open up the body
1 comments:
Wonderful. I also use wall like mrs Koo. I am also 60.
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