{"id":6656,"date":"2018-02-20T22:44:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T22:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=6656"},"modified":"2024-02-06T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:08:29","slug":"pilates-mat-with-the-dyw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/pilates-mat-with-the-dyw\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilates Mat with the DYW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, the Pilates Police might scream and holla, because I am doing the unthinkable….mixing genres.\u00a0 OMGoodness! NO!!\u00a0 Yet, the variable and its support is absolutely divine on the body.\u00a0 I have decided to add the tool to some of my Pilates Mat classes.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Sri Dharma Mittra with son, Dov Samuel Vargas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DYW stands for Dharma Yoga Wheel and I have had one in the studio for years.\u00a0 The original design; a beautiful, hand-made, interwoven wood wheel that had absolutely no padding was designed by Sri Dharma Mittra<\/a> who originated and invented this Wheel for use in Yoga in 1977. Of course, I went for the completely recycled and natural fiber wheel that made the wheel light weight yet, it<\/span> needed a tad more cushion for most people.\u00a0 I remember bringing it to a Yoga class years ago and one of my #YogaTeacherFriends OneikasYogaLife<\/a> took it home,anxious to try it out, and wasn’t crazy about it in the absence of any “mat” surface on the wheel itself.\u00a0 I am such a “hard-ass” that I grew very accustomed to its resistance.\u00a0 I did however add a bit of sticky mat to the circumference and now use it exclusively in my private practice work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I am not a Yogi.\u00a0 I am a Pilates Teacher, yet I love Yoga and it is and will remain<\/em> a part of my body maintenance work.\u00a0 As will cycling, running and strength training with weights.\u00a0 They all, coupled with regular Pilates, keep me feeling my best.<\/p>\n

Back to the DYW<\/h1>\n
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Classic Dharma Yoga Wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

….well, I found another design.\u00a0 As the market absorbed the use of the DYW; other designers have added their spin.\u00a0 More colors, more sizes, different materials.\u00a0 I found a design with a thick black mat<\/strong> and am adding it to my toolbox in the studio for specific mat classes and\/or specific students.<\/p>\n

I find it very supportive of the pelvis and torso for the Intermediate-Advanced student.\u00a0 Not unlike the Pilates #SpineCorrector, it provides a delicious heart-opening-back-bending support that is perfect for mat class variations.<\/p>\n

Specifically, I am using several of the exercise sequences generally used on the spine corrector, on the DYW, as shown below in the video.<\/p>\n

However, Spine Stretch Forward, Swan and even Mermaid variations feel fabulous with the wheel.<\/p>\n