Diva Yoga

YOGA WITH A WALL

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Wellness coach
October 05, 2020
General
YOGA WITH A WALL

Wall yoga is a form which incorporates support and stability into your yoga practice and brings in better alignment and flexibility as well. Wall yoga is also an excellent way to work on the spine by incorporating twisting poses which can be very beneficial for your spine.

Wall yoga is a good way to strengthen your core, and prepare you for balancing postures like sarvangasana, halasana, shirshasana and also use it as a preparation for hands stand.

The best part about wall yoga is that it suits all types of body and can be practised by all ages. So one can incorporate it with all types of students in a personal training class.

Benefits

  • Supports the body to help achieve previously inaccessible poses
  • Improves posture and alignment, as it supports and divides the body weight
  • Wall is best used for strength, flexibility, balance and inversions

Precautions

  • One should not put all the weight on the wall, the wall is just for support and alignment, the key is to learn to use the muscles and joints better and properly through the wall
  • In balancing pose, one needs to be extra careful not just during the pose but also while getting into the pose
  • Avoid complex poses like arm balance and inversions especially for beginners