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| The Power Pyramid™: This is a lightweight tri-pod or tetrahedron. The intention of this invention is to take B.K.S. Iyengar's work of inventing props to the next level. As you can see from the slide show it is a fun and wonderful tool to explore and perfect your alignment in virtually any pose or asana you can think of. In fact, it's fun to be creative and explore and improve your range of motion. With the perfect alignment of the tetrahedron you can find ways for the pyramid to support you so you can hold poses for twenty breaths or more to re-set your neuro-muscular patterning into perfect alignment. When our alignment is perfect the energy (prana) can move through us most efficiently, releasing the blocks we have to attaining our full potential. The Power Pyramid also supports meditation as it cancels out interfering waves of energy and stabilizes the effects of entropy. Many fascinating experiments have been done with pyramids, proving that they retard the breakdown of carbon atoms. In this way pyramids support longevity. In addition, my pyramids are special because of the 6061 aircraft quality aluminum. It turns out that this special alloy is enfolded structurally with the divine proportion or golden mean (1.618) within its layers of composition. The encased gold paint, creates an additional effect to support the inner alchemical transmutation which seekers are interested in. | |
The Yogasizr™: I am most proud of this invention because of the simplicity and power of what this apparatus can do. Again, taking my inspiration from my guru, B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most influential yoga teacher. In this case, we take a simple inversion strap or rope system and improve it by integrating two pulleys, four loops and two handles. The result is a system that enables the yogi or athlete to suspend in space and do pull-ups by reducing our effective weight by fifty percent. For most yogis it's hard to do pull-ups because it’s hard to generate concentric contractions in asana, but with the yogasizr™ we can develop incredibly, long lean muscles and open and strengthen our body in ways that were never possible before. The yogasizr™ is a nice way to cross train for any sport where flexibility and strength are important attributes for the athlete. It's fun and makes stretching much more enjoyable, in fact, it becomes addicting in a very healthy way. |  |
| The Yoga Massage Roller™: I created this invention after studying pilates and Gyrotonic™ equipment and training on it. I felt I could move the body as well or better by using one's own body weight as resistance and incorporating massage rollers to release tight myofascial tissues. Studies show that releasing tight connective tissue can increase range of motion by more than twenty percent. The other aspect of creating this invention is our understanding of human nature; human beings tend to do things that reinforce pleasure and decrease behaviors that cause pain (at least for most healthy people). So this exercise is very reinforcing because it’s pleasurable! Who doesn't like getting a massage? Most people give up on exercise programs because the pain exceeds the pleasure. In this case, I have managed to reverse those fundamentals so human beings are more likely to sustain their massage roller exercise over a long duration of years. My third criterion for this invention was to help our obese population. Obesity is an epidemic and it is extremely difficult to exercise your way out of obesity because it is so painful to do! The yoga massage roller™ is designed as a gentle reinforcing exercise to get obese or other impaired individuals to move their bodies across the rollers. The rollers effectively reduce gravitational resistance by distributing your body weight across a large surface of rollers, and then using your legs and arms in various combinations to effectively move the body, stimulating the endocrine system and flushing out lymph nodes with new blood and oxygen. I teach over five hundred hours of yoga a year, ride my bike eighty miles per week and ski over one hundred days a year, so this invention is a very important tool and complements my other activities nicely. |  |
| The Eliptoid Quad Roller™: I developed this invention as a result of ski racing and training on other ski training equipment that could not create perfect skiing technique. The uniqueness of my invention again is the simplicity of design that enables your ankles to flex with the angle of the board in the same way your feet and ankles and knees do in changing slope angle conditions. The width of your stance is wide enough to simulate powerful giant slalom, carving turns. This creates the 'g forces' that stimulate muscular development for powerful legs and glute muscles necessary to have a safe and strong skiing experience. But you don't have to be a skier to enjoy this. If you want to shape your legs, and lose excess fat on your hips, thighs and glutes, this invention will do it! Flip it over and you have massage roller technology to roll your legs and back across, softening tight muscles and aiding recovery. Use it to support your back in supported back bends, removing stiffness and returning suppleness to your spine. |  |