You may have experienced both the exhilaration and peaceful state that a yoga practice provides. One of the reasons we feel so good after doing yoga is because it is a balanced physical practice designed to open the spine in every direction.

In yoga it is said that "you are only as old as your spine." In other words, as long as you have a healthy and flexible spine, your ability to participate in life is endless. The spine is your vitality; it houses all the nerves that keep your muscles and organs functioning optimally.

For the spine and joints, gravity is not always our friend. It causes wear and tear over time, loss of height, osteoarthritis in the joints and loss of mobility. Imagine what the possibilities would be if we could open the spine in every direction without compression, in other words in a state of traction. The only way to do this would be to practice while hanging upside down. Impossible? Not so. The Great Yoga Wall ™ makes it possible. The Yoga Wall has been around for decades, originally designed by BKS Iyengar in the form of ropes attached to wall hooks to assist students in various yoga asana (poses). The Great Yoga Wall ™ is a newer version of this wall with a system of adjustable straps and more comfortable pelvic swings to accommodate every height and body type.

The Yoga Wall can help a healthy Yoga practitioner find a new way to access different muscle groups in a pose that they were unable to do without the ropes and it can be used therapeutically to help individuals heal from injuries, especially from arthritis and degenerative disc disease.

There are hundreds of poses that can be practiced with the help of the Yoga Wall system. The beauty of the system is that the traction begins at the low back compared to inversion tables which first traction the ankles, knees and hip before reaching the spine. The Yoga Wall uses positioning, action, breath and awareness to open the spine and joints.

Once you have tried the Great Yoga Wall ™, it is hard to resist coming back. It is unlike anything you have experienced. The only side effect I have seen is a smile that won't go away.