Preparing for Handstand

In this practice, Rachel guides you to a peak pose of handstand prep pose where you will begin to cultivate the shoulder and upper awareness that is essential for supporting yourself properly upside down. Note: You will need a wall to do the practice.
This can either be done as a stand-alone class, as Day 2 of Rachel's 7-Day Inversion Challenge or as Day 28 of the Daily Dose 30-Day Intermediate Yoga Challenge.
Comments
Rachel is such a wonderful instructor. She makes me believe I can do any pose.
This wonderful uncharted territory for me and I'm blessed to have such a skillful guide 🙂
bit different but doable
Great shoulder work. The scapular push-ups, especially in plank pose, felt good. However, the looped-strap exercises weren't accessible to me. With my arms straight and wrists confined by the strap, I could barely get my arms above horizontal, with my wrists no higher than eye level. Other than improving my shoulder mobility, which I've been working on for years, what do you suggest? Should I loosen the strap so I can raise my arms higher, or should I keep the strap tight and not raise my arms above my head?