2'' Foam Yoga Brick

I bought these specifically to use as a step stool -- NOT for Yoga exercises -- because I am 5 feet tall and I need 2 inches more height at the bathroom and kitchen sinks. It turns out these are a great solution for us short adults living in a world designed for taller people. Not only do they give me what I was seeking -- just the right lift (rather than the excessive 5-to-8 inches you get on a typical "small" step stool) -- but the dense foam turns out to have the perfect degree of give for comfortable standing. If they put little inset, lock-under-pressure, ball bearings in the bottom, so you could roll the brick over the floor easily like a kick stool, they could sell a million of these things to my fellow short folk. Much better than phone books. Note: I'm using them with the shrink wrap intact, to protect the foam surface from the floor.

These Yoga bricks were recommended by Miranda-Esmond White from Classical Stretch. They work wonderfully to do her stretching exercises.

This block is 1/2 the width of most which is great if you need just a "tiny" bit of leverage. They are made of a nice surface that sticks well and is smooth to the touch. They are a bit bigger in length than most, which is a pro and a con depending on your pose.

I use this all the time in my yoga practice. With the height a lot lower than a block, you can lay on it about the glutes, and drape and extend your spinal column. I use it on my glutes with straps to do stretching poses, keeps my hips nice and firm. I also sit on it doing lotus and sitting poses. Again firms up the hip and allows them to spread more to attenuate hip opening.

Very helpful with different exercises!

It's a sturdy foam brick. It seems a pretty good quality. It hasn't broken or crushed and yet it has a bit of give. My wife uses it for something in yoga and she says it works perfectly. I really don't have a clue. She got me to order another one in a slightly different size. So if you know how to use this it seems to be a good one. My wife has two now.

Just what I needed for exercising and sturdy too!

Like several others that have reviewed it, my purpose was to do Classical Stretch exercises. Previous to this I was using cushions which weren't quite firm enough. The cushions were adequate but the Yoga Brick is better.The only complaint I have is the shipping cost. I did order more than $25 worth of stuff when I ordered the brick, but it was not eligible for free shipping and the shipping was quite significant considering the light weight of the foam bricks. I ordered two and the shipping on the two light weight foam bricks was almost $11. Ouch! I chose standard shipping and they did come in adequate time. I just wished they would have been available for free shipping since I ordered other things at the same time.