Recommended Props

To begin your yoga practice I suggest you have:

• 3-4 blocks

• 4-5 Mexican style cotton blankets with no pattern in the weave

• 2 Pune belts (1 long, 1 short)

• and a sticky mat.

Where To Purchase

Mats

True Blue Sticky 2mm Mats with lines can be purchased through Samamkaya. write info@samamkayabackcare.com attn: Jon Musgrave

Pune belts

buy a longer belt (8+ foot)  for Door Dog. I highly discourage the use of thick belts, D, ring belts or any kind of plastic buckle for door dog.
1 long, 1 inch wide by 12 feet long    
1 short, 1 inch wide by 6 feet long

You can also order belts by emailing info@samamkayabackcare.com attn: Jon Musgrave or pick them up at my studio.

Blocks

TRUE BLUE Foam Yoga Black, Large
3 full size blocks Standard (larger) size: 3 7/8" x 6" x 9". Comes in blue and purple
www.toolsforyoga.net

Hugger mugger 4” blocks are really nice.

Cork and Foam Blocks  
Yoga Accessories
YogaAccessories.com

Blankets

Mexican Blankets

We can no longer find firm, easily foldable Mexican Blankets with no stripes or patterns. The best source of blankets right now is Sercal’s which has a $100 minimum. I recommend the Extra Fancy Diamond blankets which hold their shape very very well. Or the fish blankets which curl at the edges but are otherwise firm.
Wash Mexican blankets in cold water and air dry when they get dirty. Otherwise they will shrink and warp.

White Pune Blankets

https://www.yogikuti.com/. I love these blankets which they use at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India. But they are much thinner than the Mexican Blankets. That means you will need to order double the number of blankets in order for them to do what the Mexican blankets do. I would recommend 6-8 Pune blankets so you can sit high enough etc. and create padding for certain poses.

Bolsters and Sandbags

Brenda Beebe @ www.yogamats.com
These are the best bolsters and sandbags made.
Bolsters come in Round (9”) or Rectangular: www.yogamats.com/bolsters.html
Ask her not to “overstuff” the bolster. Bolsters come with cotton or Kapok (lighter to lift) stuffing

Sandbags: www.yogamats.com/sandbags.html
Ask for customized extra long handles for your sandbags.

You can order bolster covers and sandbags in customized colors

Brenda Beebe’s bolsters and sandbags are unbeatable quality. You should CALL HER as opposed to order off the website. To order products, please email order@yogamats.com. To order by phone or for customer service and questions call (415) 626-7723.

All Small Wooden Props and other specialty props

you can buy through me.

• Pune wedges

• Slant boards

• Mini-Slantboards

• Cheeseboards

• Wooden Blocks

• Quarter Rounds

• Slings and fluffy sling covers

Scoliosis Pads

Happy Sew
www.happysew.com/pads
STUDENT DISCOUNT CODE: Yoga4U.  
Also available at Samamkaya info@samamkayabackcare.com attn: Jon Musgrave

Ankle Sock for Structural Leg Length Difference

Here is a sock you can wear while you practice with a heel lift.
Adjustable Heel Lift Ankle Sock:
www.physiolift.com/collections/featured-collection/products/physio-lift-ankle-compression-sock

For Bunions

Pedifix Gel Smart Visco-gel Toe Spreaders
These are available at most Duane Reade/Walgreens stores.

Toe Separators

for all your toes which can be worn while practicing yoga

Backless Metal Folding “Yoga Chairs” 

4 for $49.99 if you pick up at a Staples o
4 for $64.99 if have them delivered (by tomorrow!)
www.staples.com/Sudden-Comfort-Metal-Folding-Chairs-Beige-4-Pack/product_669929?gclid=CIGT5uSq4toCFUqiswodeogFlQ&akamai-feo=off

Instructions for knocking out the back:
(I find that just wacking for 10 mins with a hammer works better)
Make your own backless (Iyengar) yoga chair in 30 minutes (You Tube)

Tools for Yoga and Amazon both sell chairs with the back knocked out. Amazon also sells regular single folding chairs that you can knock the back out of.

Pelvic Sling

Great for back traction and back pain relief.  
www.yogawall.com/pelvic.html

This is the best one and it has adjustable height. 
If you have a rope wall, just order the sling and buy carabiners at your hardware store to clip it onto your hooks. 
If not, you can hook it over your door (make sure you’re on the closed side of the door and the door is locked!) with the over the door hangers.

The Regular Wall Pelvic Swing is used without the Yoga Wall™.
You can also use it With the Over the Door Hanger.
Adjustable, one size fits most applications. Color - Forest Green

Over the Door Hanger

I am selling these or you can order from the Great Yoga Wall.

Rope Walls

For your home your rope wall can be just one panel with 4 hooks or even just one hook in the wall!  
You do want a professional contractor to make sure it is done securely.

The hooks we use are square to give people with scoliosis better proprioceptive feedback.  

The wide hooks were custom made for us and we designed them.   They are steel rods with threading on either end and bent into a square shape.  A washer fits in front of the plywood, and an extra secure bolt in the back. Go by the measurements in Lois Steinbrrg's books for height and spacing. If you live in NYC your contractors can come by my studio or Samamkaya to see how the plywood is mounted on a  frame and the frame into the studs and how the screws in the plywood should be screwed into the frame symmetrically.

Here’s another type  of Rope Wall they have at the Iyengar Institute.  It “looks nicer”
www.sandiegoyoga.com/resources/ropewall

Yoga Ropes for Purchase
www.toolsforyoga.net/store/MainStore?action=view&type=prefab&list=C11

You can buy pre-made yoga ropes online at Tools for Yoga or at Yoga Props. A set of four custom sized ropes can also be purchased from a local San Diego supplier who I highly recommend for great quality ropes. The San Diego supplier will custom tie the ropes to spec for your particular rope wall and has two thicknesses of rope to choose from. They are happy to mail out of state. Contact them at marucayog@gmail.com

Tying Your Own Ropes
buy Nautical Sta-set ropes if you want to tie your own.  There are several short YouTube videos which show how to tie the ropes in the triple fisherman’s knot classically used for the rope wall: here, here, and here.

Here is one of many nautical suppliers which is one of many possibilities for buying rope.

Buy sta-set ropes, otherwise your ropes innards will herniate! 
Diameter is in Lois Steinberg diagram above.