Using props in yoga

Years ago I was in a yoga class and at the beginning of class the teacher told us what props we needed for class that day.
Someone walked into class after the prop instructions were given. I overheard a fellow student tell the other what props the teacher had requested. She looked at the helpful student and said, I don’t use props.
I almost laughed out loud.
(I typically grab two blocks, a strap and a blanket or two.)
There has been some talk about the use of props as cheating, which I personally find ridiculous. Use of a prop is not cheating.
Last night we discussed props in teacher training.
The assignment for last night was to present a use for a particular prop.
People showed uses with straps, blocks, blankets, sand bags, chairs and a few other non-typcial props, which proved to be fun.
I learned a lot of new uses of various props. Some were eye openers. Others were cool. And some I was aware of but appreciated the reminder.
Props can help you get into a pose you wouldn’t normally be able to or give you a different experience in a pose. Props can help you get deeper into a pose and also help to protect your body. Props have so many purposes.
For my own home practice I have straps, blocks, eye pillows, sand bags, bolsters, wool blankets.
My prop presentation was with blocks and I showed the class how to work to prevent hyperextension in the knees in one pose and how to help prevent hyperextension in the elbows in another pose.