How to Do a Handstand
Rachel leads you through this intermediate practice where you will move to a peak pose of handstand, working step by step through the stages you need to do to practice this playful inversion safely. Note: You will need a wall to do the practice.
This can either be done as a stand-alone class or as Day 3 of Rachel's 7-Day Inversion Challenge.
Comments
Very strong technical instructions on attaining handstand pose or working towards it.
i was convinced i wasnt strong (or brave) enough to even get close to a handstand. and i did not make it there yet; BUT --- i felt where i was going as i tried the little hop ups. so no - no handstand for me yet - but it feels realistic to me now ;) will come back to this for sure (and possibly update this comment eventually ;-))
Thank you so much for this class Rachel!! Yes handstands are quite scary! But I looove the dynamic of showing us first how to do it and then walking us through it, I feel as if my hand is being held through it :) definitely will keep working on this one! Thank youu!
These are great classes for shoulder and core strength, waking up some long neglected muscles. But I'm being held back by arthritis in the base of my thumb, which makes it increasingly painful to bear my full weight on my hands. Any tips for relieving this, or any modifications you can suggest for the pose? Or do I need to just accept the limitations of age and stick to headstands?