3 DAYS TO FEELING (WAY) MORE CONFIDENT, CREATIVE, AND CENTERED ON YOUR GREAT YOGA WALL
Hang in Child’s Pose, back bend, invert and more without second-guessing, getting your wall belts (and knickers) in a twist, or tweaking your back.
A body (and mind) altering, real-time training to jumpstart your Great Yoga Wall practice.
In person with me at my cozy home studio in Charlotte, NC or from the comfort of your own Great Yoga Wall, July 26-28. Space is limited.
Does this sound like you?
You do the usual Downward Facing Dog, full inversion, and back bend that looks like the mermaid on the front of a ship on your yoga wall, and think, “Now what?”
You try a pose with your Great Yoga Wall and question, “Is THAT what it’s supposed to feel like? Where should I be feeling it?”
You hang from 2 wall belts in a back bend, but something doesn’t quite feel right. Your back is pinching on one side, and you’ve got a death grip on the belts . You’re afraid to let the spine drop, and can’t find that invigorating buzz that you know is possible with safe back bends on the Great Yoga Wall. Flustered, you let go of the belts and drop into Child’s pose without the yoga wall, trying to figure out what went wrong.
You’re walking a little funny and wondering what you were thinking after trying to make up a way to use your yoga wall in Triangle Pose. After hobbling around for a day or two, you consider trying it again with the wall belt in a different place, only to second guess yourself and just do the pose in the center of the room without the help of that oh-so-pricey yoga wall.
You have XYZ condition and know the Great Yoga Wall can help, but when you go to practice, you question what you should do to modify for your unique needs.
You want to feel the deep relief and joy that the yoga wall offers and just aren’t sure how to DIY.
You want to gain more confidence in your practice with the Great Yoga Wall and maybe even share it with others.
You took a yoga wall training awhile back and feel like you forgot most of what you learned.
You took Stand Strong with the Great Yoga Wall, and you’re ready to fast track your learning beyond standing postures.
This Great Yoga Wall Level 1 Live is an intensive unlike any yoga or rope wall training out there. Based on the original Great Yoga Wall course and honed with almost 2 decades of experience and a unique process to meet your evolving needs. All with a community of peers who want the same thing: to feel amazing with a safe, confident Great Yoga Wall practice.
…learn where to put the wall belts on the Great Yoga Wall and your body for Level 1 poses from ALL categories, from Camel to Bridge and back?
…leave the 2nd guessing behind and accelerate your discovery of the safety principles you need to know to feel confident when you do postures on the yoga wall?
…change your relationship with gravity so you can use it to create more length, strength, and mobility?
…explore how to modify the poses to suit YOUR body and individual needs (including dealing with injuries, illnesses, and conditions)?
…experience deep releases and relief that you can’t get with traditional classes or props?
…feel the joy of doing something you never thought you’d do—like floating in an effortless Headstand instead of struggling to avoid crushing your neck?
According to research, your head holds 40-48% of your body weight in a headstand, and it’s the pose that caused the most yoga-related injuries. Let’s change that.
You need to learn what all of those hooks, belts, and other Great Yoga Wall thing-a-ma-jigs are, how to set them up, and how to use them safely.
You need to discover the safety principles that keep you (and if you’re a teacher, your students) safe and secure while using the Great Yoga Wall.
You need to find out which poses to do with the Great Yoga Wall, their variations, how to modify so you’re getting the most benefit for YOUR body, and how to adjust when something feels off.
You need to uncover the role of the Great Yoga Wall in a posture practice and how to integrate it into sequences.
You need to make the most of your Great Yoga Wall investment and yourself by learning a variety of poses you can start practicing right away, so you can get them in your DNA, deepen your experiences in them, do things you didn’t think you could do, and feel the amazing relief of using the Great Yoga Wall.
introducing…
Summer 2024 Great Yoga Wall Level 1 Live
A mind and body-changing, 3-day in real-time training intensive for yoga practitioners who want to ditch uncertainty about how to use the Great Yoga Wall safely, experience deep releases and relief that you can’t get with traditional classes or props, and do things you didn’t think you could do, all with the help of the Great Yoga Wall.
With an inspiring combination of posture practice, observation, self-study, discussion, application, and community, you’ll learn how to:
Let’s set up you for an endless variety of options for a confident, safe, joyful Great Yoga Wall practice.
Never get bored with your practice again.
Here’s what people say after taking Great Yoga Wall training with me:
“Thank you so much for the fabulous training. Tami’s expertise, attention to detail, and the welcoming space she created made the event great. My muscles were definitely stretched at the end of each day, but no residual pain, so I was able to participate fully each subsequent day. One of my yoga teachers definitely saw a difference in my body on Monday (how cool is that?) I’m looking forward to gaining strength as I actively use the wall most days each week…I’ve written up a sample sequence to start practicing, and then I plan to swap in additional asanas as I become stronger and more agile. I’m thrilled with the wall and the training. It was everything I’d hoped for, and I’m confident I will get much more out of my practice after having such excellent and detailed instruction.”
“One thing you mentioned in class was to trust your body to hold you up when we were hanging and that really helped me let go and relax more, because I most certainly did not and thought I was going to fall on my head! It really resonated as well, as you know I’ve been dealing with injuries off and on for a while, and I really do need to trust my body more. Sometimes I over-protect myself and end up hurting myself even worse! So that was like a mini-breakthrough moment- thank you!”
“It was great to be able to participate in the [Great Yoga Wall] level one training again. It was a wonderful reminder of so many things I forgot! It will expand the ways in which I use the wall with my yoga therapy clients and it is already adding to my own physical therapy regime and recovery…the training was a great reorientation to using the great wall. I have been using some of the poses to help rehab from my broken leg. I am happy to share that I am now able to do child’s pose at the wall using the wall. Some of the other poses that were difficult for me during the training are now more accessible…thank you so much.”
What you get:
6 live, 3-hour sessions of Great Yoga Wall Level 1 curriculum
Chock full of easy-to-understand and foundational training and practice on: dozens of posture variations—from all pose categories to fast track your learning—using the Great Yoga Wall, the lineage you join when you take this training, the role of practice, contraindications, equipment, safety principles, and more. In-person with me or virtually from the comfort of your own Great Yoga Wall.
Replays of the live sessions
Posted within 24-48 hours and available for you to watch as many times as you want for 2 weeks after the course so you can jump start your personal practice.
PDF Manual
The pictures and descriptions in this manual are your quick guide for how to get in and out of Level 1 poses with the Great Yoga Wall.
Private Community
You’ll have 24/7 access to a private, respectful, and supportive space online to connect with your fellow yoga wall enthusiasts. Ask questions, share your wins, learn from each other, get feedback, and stay inspired as you watch each other transform with the Great Yoga Wall.
Certificate of Completion and Continuing Education credits
After attending and practicing in at least 4 of the 6 live sessions, you’ll receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible for continuing education credits.
Note: This certificate does NOT certify that you are capable of teaching the Great Yoga Wall. The training doesn’t include teaching practicum hours. Without them, I have no way of evaluating your capabilities of instructing others to use the Great Yoga Wall and could not, in good conscience, certify you to teach.
Bonus 1: Live virtual Group Coaching Session
We’ll go over your questions and practice together so that you can refresh your memory and deepen your embodiment of what you learned during the intensive. Whether you’re receiving or witnessing coaching or you’re practicing, you’ll experience for yourself the profound benefits of continuing your practice with the Great Yoga Wall (and yes, you’ll get the replay too!).
Bonus 2: 3 Sample Sequences
With these 3 sample sequences, you can jump start and enhance your practice using the Great Yoga Wall in different ways. When you’re feeling stuck on what to practice, you can come back to these sequences again to feel that amazing relief that only the Great Yoga Wall can provide.
What we’ll cover:
STEP 1:
Great Yoga Wall Equipment Review
Learn the Great Yoga Wall plate numbering system
Name the equipment needed for doing poses with Great Yoga Wall
Explore less common accessories and when to use them
Learn how to avoid common wear and tear mistakes
Find out tips and tricks to holding the belts and bars
STEP 2:
Foundational Safety Principles
Discover how to attach equipment to the Great Yoga Wall safely
Identify how to keep the belts from unintentionally lengthening
Learn how to make sure two belts are of equal length
Uncover how to keep from falling when your feet are off the ground
Explore how to stay safe when getting into and out of tricky set ups
STEP 3:
Great Yoga Wall Level 1 Poses
Uncover how to set up dozens of posture variations from all categories with the Great Yoga Wall.
Practice the poses and work different actions or aspects of them
Discover how to adjust the equipment so that you get the best outcomes for your body.
Learn how to modify the poses for various contraindications, conditions and abilities
Explore how the angles of pull affect the way the posture feels and the benefits you get
STEP 4:
Great Yoga Wall Sequencing
Discover the role of the Great Yoga Wall in a sequence
Learn the 1 thing you need to have to create endless variety in your sequences
Find out 4 methods for sequencing a Great Yoga Wall practice
After just 3 days you’ll be beaming from head to toe with the joy the Great Yoga Wall gives. What a way to honor your practice and yourself.
What’s the investment?
I get it. That’s an investment.
I only want you to make this investment if you feel a wholehearted “yessssss!”
A wholehearted yes looks something like this:
You’ve got your wall belts hooked into your Great Yoga Wall, and you’re already giggling inside with excitement, ready to feel those yummy, sigh-of-relief-inducing poses. The idea of investing in yourself is so darn inspiring, you’re already beaming. Deep inside you know you need to do something so you can move beyond staring at your yoga wall, wondering what to do, how to do it safely, and throwing up your arms in frustration only to practice those same 4 poses you always do. If you’re honest with yourself, you know you haven’t done all you can to make the most of your Great Yoga Wall investment and haven’t discovered the true potential of its impact on your practice, your body, your mind, and your life. You’re 100% ready to learn, deepen your practice, and level up with your Great Yoga Wall.
This investment will set you up for endless creativity in your practice—never get bored with it again.
Great Yoga Wall Level 1 live WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PRACTICE LEVEL 1 POSE VARIATIONS SAFELY. BECAUSE YOU’RE ONE-OF-A-KIND, YOUR RESULTS AND EXPERIENCE WILL BE UNIQUE TO YOU AND WILL DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING YOUR YOGA WALL CONFIGURATION, THE ACCESSORIES YOU DO OR DON’T HAVE, AND ANY CONDITIONS YOU’RE MANAGING. I’LL DO everything I can TO HELP YOU FIND THE BEST MODIFICATIONS FOR YOU.
Frequently Asked Questions
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That’s up to you! I have a limited number of spots available to join me in person in my cozy home studio. Or you can join from the comfort of your own Great Yoga Wall. Either way, we’ll record the sessions, and the replays will be available for 2 weeks after the course.
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We’ll be meeting Friday through Sunday, July 26-28, 2024. The schedule is 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern to accommodate different time zones. We take a two-hour break for lunch to allow adequate time for digestion.
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We’ll explore setting up, practicing, modifying and adjusting a sampling of pose variations from all posture categories—standing, seated, reclining, forward bends, twists, inversions, back bends, and therapeutic applications—so you can deepen your Great Yoga Wall practice.
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This training is experiential. You can join me in my cozy studio in Charlotte, NC or from the comfort of your own Great Yoga Wall. You'll be able to do most of the postures if you have 3-5 plates in a column and 2 columns across, 2-4 yoga wall belts, and a pelvic swing.
You’ll also get to discover configurations that use a wall bar, a rope wall hook, a low back traction belt, a double hook wall belt, and a double buckle wall belt. If you don’t have these additional accessories, you can still complete the training or you can order them from the Great Yoga Wall company.
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In addition to these Great Yoga Wall accessories, you’ll need 2-3 blocks, a regular yoga belt, a bolster, a chair, and blankets.
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Several hotels are within walking distance or a short drive from my space here in Charlotte, NC if you decide to attend in person. Otherwise, you can enjoy your own comfy pillow at home.
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No. If you join me in person, water is included in your tuition, and there are several restaurants and grocery stores you can walk or drive to during our breaks.
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All levels are welcome. If we’re doing something you feel is more advanced than what you want to do, you are welcome to modify your practice or work up to it.
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Absolutely! In fact, the father of the Great Yoga Wall training, Bryan Legere, designed this original training intensive to focus on learning how to use the Great Yoga Wall safely in your own practice, regardless of whether you teach or not. Students and teachers alike will benefit tremendously from experiencing how the Great Yoga Wall can support you and help you open up your own body and mind.
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No. You will receive a certificate of completion if you attend at least 4 of the 6 sessions live. Yoga Alliance continuing education credits also will be available.
Note: This certificate does NOT certify that you are capable of teaching the Great Yoga Wall because the course doesn’t include teaching practicum hours. Without them, I have no way of evaluating your capabilities of instructing others to use the Great Yoga Wall and could not, in good conscience, certify you to teach.
Bryan felt very strongly about the importance of taking time to integrate the Great Yoga Wall into your own practice before you teach it to others. This course offers the foundational knowledge of safety, alignment, and adjustments required to practice poses with the Great Yoga Wall, not teach them.
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I’m not exactly sure when the next live training will be. Most likely it will happen this fall. The next round of Stand Strong with the Great Yoga Wall will be in September. Join my community to be the first to know when I announce the dates for the next Great Yoga Wall training opportunities, classes and workshops.
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6 live, 3-hour sessions of Great Yoga Wall Level 1 curriculum, including dozens of posture variations—from all pose categories—to fast track your learning. In-person with me in Charlotte, NC or virtually from the comfort of your own Great Yoga Wall.
Limited time replays of the live sessions, posted within 24-48 hours and available for you to watch as many times as you want for 2 weeks after the course so you can jump start your personal practice.
A PDF Manual with pictures and descriptions for how to get in and out of all of the poses.
A private community to ask questions, share your wins, and learn from each other.
A certificate of completion and continuing education credits after attending and practicing in at least 4 of the 6 live sessions.
BONUS 1: Live Group Coaching and Practice Session about a month after the training to refresh your memory and deepen your embodiment of what you learned during the intensive (and yes, you’ll get the replay too!).
BONUS 2: 3 Sequences to Jump Start Your Great Yoga Wall Practice to help out when you’re not quite sure what to do, to enhance your practice and to make you feel amazing
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Join for just $640.
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Refunds (minus a $50 processing fee) are available until two weeks before the start of the intensive. After that, credit towards another Great Yoga Wall training will be given if you are unable to attend the workshop for which you have registered. No refunds or credit will be available to any student who participates in any part of the training.
“I’m finally understanding the area in the low belly that I need to lift from. I’m feeling less compression in my low back/waist area and more extension in my spine. It’s very nice and energizing.”
“I found a lot of inspiration as you demonstrated therapeutic uses of the wall equipment, i.e., use in individual sessions, creating wall and non wall sequences for classes.”
“Tami is an excellent teacher. This training is a great way to learn how to create a sustainable practice with the wall.”
Meet your new Great Yoga Wall Demystifier.
I’m Tami Robinson, the founder of Wellness with Tami Inc., and I’ve been practicing yoga and meditation since I was a child. I credit the Great Yoga Wall for inspiring me to start teaching in 2006. After taking the Great Yoga Wall Level 1 and 2 trainings with the father of Great Yoga Wall training, Bryan Legere, I moved across the country to apprentice with and earn 200 and 500-hour teacher training certificates from him.
Through Bryan I found my teacher, Jehangir Palkhivala, who offers a deeper exploration and embodied experience of yoga, its roots, and philosophy. For three years, I also studied with and assisted Gabriel Halpern, who Yoga Journal named one of the most influential teachers in the U.S. for his hands-on yoga therapy program, modeled after the Iyengar therapeutic classes in Pune, India.
I hold the highest certification from Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500), as well as certification from the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). I also earned certification as an Associate Integral Coach from Integral Coaching Canada.
I’m committed to helping you experience the inspiration and joy of the Great Yoga Wall, thrive in your Great Yoga Wall practice, and shine your light brighter in the world as a result. To be a Great Yoga Wall Luminary.
Honoring the Lineage
Bryan Legere, father of the Great Yoga Wall training
Bryan Legere was born to develop Great Yoga Wall training. He began studying yoga in the mid-1970s, and became a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher at the Intermediate Junior 3 level. He started running yoga teacher training programs in the mid-1990s, and in 1994, became a member of the National Iyengar Certification Committee. He participated in and ran Iyengar certification tests throughout the U.S.
Bryan’s immersion in the Iyengar tradition led him to a rich and rewarding relationship with the Palkhivala brothers, first Aadil and then Jehangir. Through his studies with Jehangir Palkhivala, Bryan came to deepen his practice and embodiment of the teachings of the ancient texts, the Mother of Pondicherry, and Sri Aurobindo.
Bryan studied in India several times with the Iyengar and Palkhivala families, and lived his yoga through his dedicated practice and teaching.
As co-owner of the Great Yoga Wall company, he recognized the need to establish a training program that emphasized the importance of taking time to integrate the Great Yoga Wall into your own practice before you offer it to others. He designed the training to focus on learning how to use the Great Yoga Wall safely in your own practice, regardless of whether you teach or not.
Upon his passing in 2019, the Great Yoga Wall company asked me to carry on his legacy of high-quality training.
From taking Great Yoga Wall training multiple times and spending more than a thousand hours in classes and teacher training with Bryan, to assisting him in the intensives, to modeling for the manual, to integrating yoga wall work into my own practice, to using it with my therapeutic clients and running multiple sold out yoga wall workshops…I’m honored to share what I’ve learned.
“It reignited my love of the yoga wall and the deepening of my practice both on and off the wall. Each small adjustment makes profound shifts in awareness of the body and where you’re placing your focus and energy. Feeling all the teachings in my body was the absolute best way for me to learn! The content and variations covered were fantastic. I would do it again! Invest in the time and effort to do the live training. You wont be disappointed.”
“it’s so amazing to see and feel the benefits of ‘back bending’ using the right props. especially for me that i have chronic low back pain. after the practice on Saturday, i had no ‘residual’ back pain at all.. and i kept thinking the entire weekend how i could maintain that painless state…so right now i’m thinking what it takes to install a wall in my apartment! it was perfect!”
“Inspired practice. Sharpened my eye for detail, such as which side the buckle should face. Refreshed my memory of old ways to practice and stimulated play and exploration for new ways to use the yoga wall.”
The Fine Print
Like anything in life, your results depend on the effort you make. I cannot and do not guarantee any particular result or outcome. I make no promises that you will receive any result using the ideas, tools, equipment, or recommendations presented in Great Yoga Wall Level 1 Live, and nothing on this website is a promise or guarantee to you of any such results. Any examples of results gained by others or testimonials about this program are not meant as a promise or guarantee of your own experience or success.
Refunds (minus a $50 processing fee) are available until two weeks before the start of the course. After that, credit towards another Great Yoga Wall training will be given if you are unable to attend the workshop for which you have registered. No refunds or credit will be available to any student who participates in any part of the training.
This program is for individual practitioners only. If you’re a studio owner who wants Great Yoga Wall training for your teachers, please contact me at tami@wellnesswithtami.com.
“Pain I’d been having in a hip has mostly gone away. Yippee!! Plus, my whole body has loosened up after seven months of being way too tight. I am beyond grateful!! Get yourself to it! Tami Robinson is a gifted teacher. She skillfully adapts her guidance to meet the distinct needs of each workshop participant.”
“Personally - my body feels so good. Professionally - tried a few poses with clients for a deeper stretch. Patient liked it. Amazed at how deep the stretches go...like fine tuning.”
“I was surprised how much the wall supported shoulder mobility and spine traction. Very experienced instructor.”
“GO TAKE IT!”