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mm
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Nov 4, 2004, 9:41 AM

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Does anybody have a drawing on how to install ropes on the wall. My carpenters are here and need to know what distance they should put the wooden studs so that I can put up ropes. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Marianne

Lil' Padma
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Nov 4, 2004, 10:30 AM

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Dear MM,

I am not the expert , but as time is of the essence.

The studs are usually in place and you just screw in. It isn't usually the other way around, where you have carpenters place studs for the ropes. My eye bolts, are a little over 16" apart, horizontally. If you are installing hooks for your stature than it's your hand reach and your hip height, but then you need to have ropes adjusted accordingly. Some are 39" and 80" , however look at the kind of hook, eyebolt you will be using. Some eyebolts come with an attached ring which will extend the functional length of your ropes. Also, ask the person making your ropes and see if they have some advise, they often do. LP

mm
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Nov 4, 2004, 1:15 PM

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thanks this is of grreat help
Marianne

Lianne
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Jan 13, 2005, 12:49 PM

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Some of my yoga friends and I have just started a blog about yoga. One of the first posts is about making your own yoga ropes. Check it out:

http://www.yogalila.com/...yoga_on_the_rop.html

shauna
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Jan 24, 2008, 3:13 PM

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Does anyone know the length of rope required to make yoga ropes?? I know at my yoga class we have two lengths of rope, but I, of course, didn't measure last time I was there! And also, the height from the ground for the two horizontal bars... any measurements and advice would be greatly appreciated!! Shauna

jjrtoussaint
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Jan 28, 2008, 11:51 PM

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There are various ways of mounting ropes to a wall, mainly depending on the condition of the wall.

I am busy finalising a description for mounting ropes, but just to give you an indication:

Width between rings: 40 - 60 cm
Average heigth upper ropes: 210 cm
Average height lower ropes: 100cm

The spliced (hemp) ropes we sell are 220 cm (long ropes) and 160 cm (short ropes) and have sky leather handgrips. There are also other polyether ropes knotted. In addition to these ropes we deliver ring bolts plus shafts, plugs and glue and a draft description. If you get expert help they will usually bring their own mounting material. It is important to check the condition of the wall in advance to prevent accidents later. You may be able to mount the rings initially, but they they need to stay and keep you safe!

Kimhonam
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Jan 29, 2008, 5:56 AM

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In a world where language evolves as it does if the word leather in 'sky leather handgrips' still refers to the skin of animals it is a pseudo-yoga philosophy that exists in those who advocated purchasing them.
warm regards
Peter

jjrtoussaint
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Jan 29, 2008, 7:27 AM

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Peter,

I am lost, in other words what's your point?

EssentialYoga
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Jan 29, 2008, 4:50 PM

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Do you know where I can purchase a good instruction book of yoga rope asanas?

I would really appreciate it.

Om shanti,
Roberta

Kimhonam
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Jan 29, 2008, 6:40 PM

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Yoga is mind and body, thought and action. When the mind is inhabited by thoughts for an absence of pain because the body is suffering then thought as to how to achieve that follows. Thought then motivates action. Thus it is that a body suffering is increasing suffering in its environment and a body free of suffering improves harmony with its environment. If the environment is experiencing suffering then so is the body in that environment Harmony with our environment without suffering is how we become free of it. We, at this moment in evolution, are only one of many different spiecies that exist. To minimalize suffering for other spiecies is as important as to minimalize suffering in ourselves. In doing that we increase harmony without suffering in both the moment and the future. Leather has thought in it. Its the thought that went into the creation of the spieces it came from. Its a different thought that went into the spieces that we are but we are able to understand that. The age we are in has had a lot of influence from science. A lot, a big lot of the thought in our environment is from science because we have acted upon it. Thus science has increased knowledge so that choices about what causes suffering can be known and avoided. Our perception of materialism is that it is gross. It isn't really but thats the sort of perception that our spiecies has of it. The choice between leather and something like seat -belt webbing is elementary.
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Peter

jjrtoussaint
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Jan 30, 2008, 10:56 AM

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Peter,

Thanks for your additional information. It needs a bit of time to sink in, but nevertheless it is highly appreciated.

Kindest regards

Jan

jjrtoussaint
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Jan 30, 2008, 11:04 AM

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There are two books that I would refer to:

Props and ailments - illustrated by Bobby Clennell - this book contains drawings focussing on specific asanas on a number of problem areas, i.e. headache, backache, and contains a section on wall ropes.

Yoga Kurunta - Chris Saudek - an exploration in the use of wall ropes for the practice of yoga asanas

Kindest regards
Jan

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