Gravity Yoga by Lucas Rockwood Review: Personal Experience, Challenges, and Refund Process

In fairness to Lucas Rockwood and all parties involved in the Yogabody company, I’d like to state that this was my own personal experience with the program. This is how I felt due to my own limitations, injuries, stamina and physical traits. The experience may be different for you, the only way you’ll ever know is to try it out. This review is solely for your consideration in determining whether or not this may or may not work for you.

Yogabody responded to me on social media and they say that they 100% stand by their 1 year satisfaction guarantee. We’ll see how true that is when I request my refund from them. But why? Let’s explore that then.

(Update: Prior to even requesting a refund, Lucas contacted me to tell me that my cost was refunded. So these guys definitely honor that request. I see absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t give it a try. There is no financial risk to you.)

To be completely honest with you, I found myself quite challenged while trying to do many of the poses that Lucas has us going into. Perhaps he doesn’t expect anyone who is as tight as I am to take the program. Obviously, he wouldn’t know about my shoulder labral tear, the fact that my feet turn outward making it difficult to place them in certain angles, how inflexible my toes are, and that I have limited flexibility to do the most basic back bend on a chair.

That’s why I stated very early on that this is my personal experience and this may not be the case for you. The program costs under $40, so it is quite affordable and worth a try if you want to improve your flexibility. The videos are stored on what appears to be Vimeo, probably set as “unlisted” or something similar.

In any case, you access the videos by logging into the website link that they provide you. There you will find “Day 1 Hamstrings,” “Day Two Hips,” and so on. The format is built on the Yoga style known as Yin Yoga. You will enter and hold a pose for up to 5 minutes if you can manage it. According to the Yin philosophy, this targets the fascia. Look it up if you’d like to know more, as I won’t go into detail here.

Lucas guides you through several different poses for each target group. He states that these are the key to improving flexibility. I can’t speak to it because I’ve only been doing it for two weeks. Also, because of my issues I could not do them exactly as illustrated and had to make modifications. The concern is that I don’t know if my modifications change the benefits of the move. Therefore, I don’t know if I am getting the full intended effects. That is where I find the challenge. Also, feeling frustrated during the practice certainly doesn’t help. If something makes you upset, you’re less likely to keep at it.

So sadly, I have to report that this program did not work well for me. I recently tried another program by a man named Travis Elliot. His Yin Yoga session (at least the one I did) felt more accessible for me. I felt relaxed and even ended up emotional towards the end of it. It felt like a better fit. I felt it gave me a good stretch without constant struggle, frustration, or worry about injury.

I want to reiterate that this is my personal experience. I am not trying to harm or discourage Lucas Rockwood’s business. I still believe in his program and think it’s definitely worth trying. I’ll keep giving it a shot as I wish to gain these benefits. But as it stands now, it’s likely I’ll request a refund.

As further anecdotal evidence, my son and wife also did the program with me. Despite her extensive experience with Yoga, my wife also found it somewhat challenging. It goes without saying that my son had struggles as well.