Crack the code to a safe, confident Great Yoga Wall Practice
A 5-week transformative, online cohort experience where you will ditch uncertainty and discover the safety principles you need to know to always feel safe and secure when you do a standing posture on the Great Yoga Wall. We start May 19.
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’re walking a little funny and wondering what went wrong 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 get into Warrior 2 with a Great Yoga Wall belt around your top front thigh, but something doesn’t quite feel right. The belt keeps slipping, you have to use more leg strength than you remember, and you’re not able to drop onto the belt or find that freedom in your hips and peaceful buzz in your brain that you know is possible with the Great Yoga Wall. Flustered, you step out of the belt and drop into Child’s Pose without the yoga wall, trying to figure out what went wrong.
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.
Stand Strong is unlike any yoga or rope wall training out there. Part on-line course, part live intensive, all with a cohort of peers who want the same thing: to Stand Strong with the Great Yoga Wall.
…learn where to put the wall belts on the Great Yoga Wall and your body for 68 variations of Level 1 standing poses, from Triangle to Half Moon and back?
…leave 2nd guessing behind as you discover the safety principles you need to know to always feel confident when you do a standing posture 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 relaxing into Half Moon Pose instead of struggling to balance?
According to the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, you’ll forget more than 50% of a live Great Yoga Wall training within an hour of learning it, and about 75% of it within 6 days without reinforcement.
Let’s change that.
1. 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.
2. 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, including applied yoga philosophy.
3. You need to find out which standing 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.
4. You need to uncover the role of the Great Yoga Wall in a posture practice and how to integrate it into sequences.
5. You need to make the most of your Great Yoga Wall investment and yourself by referring back to and practicing what you learn again and again, so you can get it in your DNA, deepen your experiences in the poses, do things you didn’t think you could do, and feel the amazing relief of using the Great Yoga Wall.
Introducing…
Stand Strong with the Great Yoga Wall
A 5-week online cohort experience 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 on-demand videos, live group coaching/practice sessions, 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:
“The course has helped me to feel more confident in using the wall with my yoga therapy clients. This is in essence my 3rd time taking the Great Yoga Wall training. This format is very useful in that it allows time to ruminate on the poses and variations that in person intensives do not. I like the short clip format that allows plenty of time to practice at will. Being able to review the recordings again and again, in the comfort of my own studio is great! I know putting together this course material and the recordings took a great deal of thought, planning, time, resources, and effort. I think this is a great way to reach all of us TGYW owners and practitioners who are spread across the globe.”
“Learning to use the Great Yoga Wall in the Stand Strong course has helped with my right hip tightness caused by my scoliosis. Now that I know more ways to use the wall I am able to safely open my hip more and can really feel the actions of the poses.”
“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.”
How it works:
Your steps to a safe, confident Great Yoga Wall standing pose practice
Step 1:
Great Yoga Wall Equipment Review
Learn the Great Yoga Wall plate numbering system
Name the equipment needed for Great Yoga Wall standing poses
Explore additional accessories used in other postures
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 Standing Poses
Uncover how to set up 68 standing pose variations
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 Standing Pose 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
In a few weeks, you’ll be beaming from head to toe with the joy the Great Yoga Wall gives. What a blessing to give to your body, mind, and your life.
Here’s what’s inside Stand Strong:
Access to the full Great Yoga Wall Level 1 Standing Pose Curriculum
75 short, on-demand videos, with easy-to-understand and foundational training on: 68 Level 1 standing posture variations using the Great Yoga Wall—WAY more than we ever get through in the live weekend training intensive—as well as the lineage you join when you take this course, the role of practice, contraindications, equipment, safety principles, and more. New videos drop each week, and you can watch them as many times as you want when you want during the 5 weeks of the course.
4 Live Group Coaching/practice sessions
We’ll go over your questions and practice together so that you can implement what you’ve learned. I’ll share additional modifications, tips and tricks too. Whether you’re receiving or witnessing coaching or you’re practicing, you’ll experience for yourself the profound benefits of standing strong with the Great Yoga Wall (and yes, you’ll get the replays too!).
PDF Manual
When you don’t want to take the time to rewatch a video, the pictures and descriptions in this manual will be your quick guide for how to get in and out of all of the standing 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 watching all of the videos and passing basic knowledge checks throughout the course, 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, we 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: Printable PDF Poster, “Great Yoga Wall Safety Principles”
Hang up this PDF near your yoga wall so you have all the safety principles in one place, reminding you and anyone else that uses your Great Yoga Wall how to stay safe and secure. Never waste time searching for them in your manual again.
BONUS 2: Printable PDF Handout “3 Sequences with the Great Yoga Wall”
With these 3 sample sequences, you can practice using the Great Yoga Wall to enhance your standing poses 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’s the investment?
I get it—that’s an investment.
I only want you to make this investment if you feel a wholehearted “YESSSSS!”
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 standing 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 stand strong with your Great Yoga Wall.
This investment will set you up for endless creativity in your practice—never get bored with it again.
Stand Strong will teach you how to practice all of the Great Yoga Wall Level 1 standing 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 my utmost to help you find the best modifications for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and how long do we have access to the videos?
You’ll get access to the first set of posture videos on May 19. New posture videos will become available on Sundays, May 26, June 2, and June 9. You’ll need to complete basic knowledge checks as you move through the course, and you’ll have an extra week at the end to integrate what you’ve learned. The videos will be available for review through the end of the course on June 23.
When are the live calls? Will they be recorded?
Our live sessions will be at 8 a.m. Pacific/11 a.m. Eastern on the following Saturdays:
May 25
June 8
June 15
June 22
Will you be covering any inversions, backbends, or other types of poses?
I designed Stand Strong to help you learn ALLLLL 68 Level 1 standing poses instead of just the few we can squeeze into a live weekend intensive. If we did all the other kinds of poses, the course would be at least twice as long and take even longer to create. I didn’t want you to have to wait through video production any longer so Stand Strong includes just standing postures. However, Extended Standing Forward Bend is both a standing pose and an inversion, and you’ll get to play with 8 different variations of it in Stand Strong.
Do I need my own Great Yoga Wall? What kind of Great Yoga Wall configuration and accessories do I need?
You will need ongoing access to a Great Yoga Wall and 1 or 2 wall belts to practice most of the postures in the videos. 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.
Since Stand Strong includes all 68 standing pose variations, you also will get to discover configurations that use more wall belts, a wall bar, and a rope wall hook. If you don’t have these additional accessories, you can still complete the course or you can order them from the Great Yoga Wall company.
What other props will I need?
In addition to these Great Yoga Wall accessories, you’ll need 2-3 blocks and a regular yoga belt.
I’m a brand new beginner to yoga and/or the Great Yoga Wall. Will this course be too advanced for me?
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.
I’m not a teacher. Is this course still for me?
Absolutely! In fact, the father of the Great Yoga Wall training, Bryan Legere, designed this original training intensives 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.
I AM a teacher. Does this course certify me to teach the Great Yoga Wall to others?
No. You will receive a certificate of completion for completing all videos and the periodic foundational knowledge checks. Yoga Alliance continuing education credits also will be available. 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, we 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 standing poses with the Great Yoga Wall, not teach them.
When will you run Stand Strong again? Will you be holding another 3-day live training intensive?
I’m honestly not sure when we’ll run Stand Strong again. When we do, the price probably will go up.
The next hybrid 3-day training most likely will occur in summer 2024.
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.
What do I get with Stand Strong?
75 on-demand videos, including 68 Level 1 standing posture variations using the Great Yoga Wall—WAY more than we ever get through in the live weekend training intensive—that you can watch as many times as you want when you want.
4 live group coaching/practice sessions with me to go over your questions and practice what you’re learning (and yes, you’ll get the replays too!).
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 after passing all basic knowledge checks.
BONUS: Printable PDF poster, “Great Yoga Wall Safety Principles,” you can hang up near your yoga wall so you can find them quickly without searching through your manual
BONUS: Printable PDF handout, “3 Sequences with the Great Yoga Wall,” to enhance your standing poses and make you feel amazing
What is the investment again?
Join for just $725.
What’s your refund policy?
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 once the course starts.
“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’s just really wonderful that there’s so many different ways you can utilize the rope wall…Having the wall behind you just gives you the confidence to do poses maybe that you wouldn’t otherwise…it opens up a new world for you.”
“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 stand strong as a Great Yoga Wall Luminary.
Honoring the Lineage
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’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.”
“GO TAKE IT!”
The Fine Print
Like anything in life, your results depend on the effort you put into it. 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 Stand Strong, 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 once the course starts.
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.