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Headstand Pose: Full Pose and Variations

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This is the third in a series of three classes that prepare your body and mind to go upside down into headstand pose (sirsasana). Crista takes everything that you learned in the first two class and helps you establish arm and head placement, the subtle shift of weight and the energy and strength that you need in your body to lift, hold and lower with control. The first class in this series is Headstand Pose: Shoulders and Core and the second class is Headstand Pose: Leg Strength and Flexibility.

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Vigorous/Energy
  • Strength
  • Spine
  • Flexibility
  • Core Strength
  • Inversions
  • Legs and Feet
  • Neck/Shoulders

Style

  • Vinyasa/Power Yoga
Sylviaperezdelae
March 22, 2018
Comment:

Thanks for the three classes to arrive to head stand! Brilliant!!! Love the singing so espritual and vibrant thank you!!!

Just a tiny suggestion, on the headstand perhaps will be good to advise to do it close to a wall in case you fall backwards :)

Comment Replies

Comment:

Hi Sylvia,
Thanks for the suggestion, yes, using a wall behind you in headstand can be beneficial in finding how far forward you need to bring your hips, and for feeling more supported. I am a strong proponent in using the wall especially for handstands and forearm stand. In headstand, it is most dangerous for the neck to fall sideways out of headstand- ideally you want to fall straight forward so you can tuck and roll. So, personally, I generally don't teach headstand at the wall. Also because I don't want people to kick up when they are putting pressure on their neck, I want them to come up slowly and in control, which I have found they are more likely to do without a wall there to catch them. But as long as you don't fall sideways, it is a really useful tool! And many many people find it helpful, so thank you for bringing up that alternative way to do headstand.

karabend
December 19, 2017
Comment:

I did my first headstand without a wall behind me - thank you Crista, and loved learning a new beautiful mantra, perfect ending.

mrswright2015
October 28, 2017
Comment:

As a Christian Buddhist, I found the mantra at the end of this practice to be a sweet reward at the end of a challenging practice. Thank you Crista.

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