Great Yoga Wall™ Training (Level 1) with Letitia Walker

April 17-19th or September 18-20th, 2026 at Purna Yoga 828

Join us in-person or online for either of these weekend trainings!

12 in-studio spaces available • Access recordings for 3 months

1 year of asana experience recommended • Tiered pricing & payment plans available

For yoga teachers and home practitioners alike, learn more about this fun, multi-faceted, powerful prop to help yourself – and your students – go deeper in yoga practice. 

Join us in-studio or online.  A home Great Wall system required for online participation. Live attendance is not necessary but recommended. 

REGISTER FOR SPRING TRAINING: April 17th – 19th, 2026

REGISTER FOR FALL TRAINING: September 18th – 20th, 2026

Since the beginning of yoga, it has been understood that the human body is constantly under the stress of gravity. Compression in the spine, joints, and nervous system can lead to pain, reduced mobility, and signs of aging. Using traction, however, can create space and alignment, reversing some of these effects.

Ancient yogis used vines, tree branches, or whatever was available to add traction to their practice. In the late 1960s and 70s, B. K. S. Iyengar began using ropes attached to the wall. In the 1980s, Kedric Wolfe, Aadil Palkhivala, and Bryan Legere developed The Great Yoga Wall™, an adjustable evolution of the Iyengar rope wall that took traction to the next level.

In this weekend workshop, Letitia, trained directly by Aadil and Bryan, will guide teachers and home practitioners in exploring this versatile and powerful prop. Learn how to use the Wall to deepen your practice and make asana accessible to a wider variety of students.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT IN THE LEVEL 1 TRAINING?

Build confidence, clarity, and creativity with the Great Wall.

The Level One Training offers a comprehensive introduction to Yoga Wall fundamentals. You’ll learn all the nuts-and-bolts essentials: how to work with the Wall accessories (and which ones matter most), how and why to position your mat for each pose, and how to adjust belts and slings for maximum effectiveness.

You’ll also explore a wide variety of poses and sequences that can be practiced on the Wall—hip openers, standing poses, neck and shoulder applications, twists, backbends, inversions, and the crème de la crème of Wall work: Aadil Palkhivala’s Spinal Rejuvenation Series. Finally, we’ll also explore the principles of Wall work to understand how to use traction and tension to increase mobility AND stability with a prop that is the ultimate accessibility resource.

What You’ll Receive

• An 80-page comprehensive manual that covers everything from accessory guidelines to pose intentions, contraindications, and variations.
• Five 90-minute Great Wall classes designed to spark creativity and give you inspiration for building your own sequences.
• A new level of fluency in how to teach, cue, and communicate Wall work with confidence and clarity.

By the end of this training, you’ll not only understand how to work with the Wall, you’ll understand why it works. Teachers will leave ready to integrate Wall techniques into classes, private sessions, and workshops. Students and home practitioners will leave empowered to make the most of this remarkable prop for personal growth, healing, and self-discovery.

REGISTER FOR SPRING TRAINING: April 17th – 19th, 2026

Register by March 6th and get a bonus 30-minute private with Letitia. Virtual students (especially international ones) are recommended to register no later than March 6th to ensure we have ample time to mail your manual to you.

REGISTER FOR FALL TRAINING: September 18th – 20th, 2026

Register by August 7th and get a bonus 30-minute private with Letitia. Virtual students (especially international ones) are recommended to register no later than August 7th to ensure we have ample time to mail your manual to you.

Training Details

TOPICS

• Standing Poses and Hip Openers
• Neck and Shoulder applications
• Inversions
• Twists and Backbends
• Aadil Palkhivala’s Spinal Rejuvenation Series
• Restoratives
• How to assess variations for efficacy and tailor each pose for you or your students
• History of the Yoga Wall
• Overview of Great Wall accessories and basic set-ups.

PRICING

FOR FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS: The Level One Training for $525 includes the Level One manual, 3-month access to the training recordings and five pre-recorded, 90-minute classes. You can split your payment for the Level One Training into three equal installments: $175 due upon registration, 2nd payment of $175 due March 15th for Spring Training / August 15th for Fall Training, and final payment of $175 due April 15th for Spring Training / September 15th for Fall Training.

FOR PREVIOUS LEVEL ONE GRADUATES: Deepen and refine your knowledge of Wall Work by dropping in for individual sessions for $95 or join us for the entire training for half off. Sign up for individual sessions via the online calendar. Email us to get your discounted rate payment link.

YEARLONG GREAT YOGA WALL PACKAGE: The Yearlong Great Yoga Wall Package for $950 includes everything in the Level One Training plus free attendance (virtual or in-studio) to our Saturday Great Wall classes for one year and a 60-minute private consult with Letitia. Live attendance is not necessary for the Saturday class. A recording of the class will be sent to you. Get the Yearlong Package here.

PROPS

The following props are recommended. For at home participants, to get the most out of this experience, it would be helpful to have the following. We’ll have all of this for students to use at the studio.

• At least two wall belts, ideally four
• A sling
• A yoga strap
• Blocks and a blanket
• A wall bar (optional – alternatives will be given to those without)
• Bungee set (optional – alternatives will be given to those without)
• Wall hook (optional – alternatives will be given to those without)

Weekend schedule and information for each session detailed below.

Register below or call Purna Yoga 828

REGISTER FOR SPRING TRAINING: April 17th – 19th, 2026

REGISTER FOR FALL TRAINING: September 18th – 20th, 2026

Level 1 Training Schedule

FRIDAY SESSION

Hip Openers & Standing Poses
5 pm – 8 pm EDT

SATURDAY SESSIONS

Neck & Shoulder Applications
9 am – 12 pm EDT

There is an abundance of ways in which you can use the Great Yoga Wall to address neck and shoulder issues – whether that is to build strength, especially in movements that are not usually a part of an asana practice, with bungees; to release muscles that tend to be overly tight or weak and end up being a pain in the neck; or to use traction to address compression in the thoracic and cervical spine therapeutically. Learn how to gain both strength and flexibility in the neck and shoulder girdle.

Inversions & Aadil Palkhivala’s Spinal Rejeuvenation Series
2 pm – 5 pm EDT

One of the best uses of the Great Yoga Wall is the ease in which it supports practitioners in inverting when strength and flexibility obstacles stand in the way of going upside down. Give your spine and nervous system the traction it’s been craving and reverse the effects of gravity and the aging process.

SUNDAY SESSION

Twists & Backbends
10 am – 1 pm EDT

Feel the power of the wall to deepen your twists and backbends with ease. Learn how to support the mobility of your spine as well as the strength of your back body while creating space in the abdominals and hip flexor muscles. Learn how to deepen the traction and support yourself and your students in exploring twists and backbends in a variety of positions from seated to standing to inversions.