Handstand Tutorial
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Handstand Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Angela KukhahnLearn the key points of doing a handstand, both at the wall and in the center of the room. When you're ready, try the classes below that incorporate your handstand into a complete practice!
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Handstand.
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All-Over Good Energy
By Ally Hamilton on Sep 15, 2020
A fun flow where we build lots of heat in the hips and shoulders with flipped out dogs to fallen triangles, sun salute variations, 6-minute abs, standing balance, arm balances including koundinyasana II and flying pigeon, a little camel pose tutorial, and fun in handstands, all with my good friend (and yours) Adam!
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Luscious Leg Love
By Angela Kukhahn on Sep 8, 2020
This is a fun heat-building flow with lots of love for your legs! Long holds help to build strength, endurance and belief in yourself. If your legs don't shake at some point, I'll be very surprised! Options for handstands included, and we do break down side crow, but this flow is focused on your legs, not standing on your hands :) Enjoy!
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Hot + Sweaty
By Brent Laffoon on Sep 7, 2020
Bring your inner fire and an open mind. This practice is bound to light you up as it invites you to lean into some edges. Enjoy!
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Come Home to Yourself
By Ally Hamilton on Aug 24, 2020
Take some time to breathe and tap into that quiet, knowing part within you. We target the hips, shoulders, hamstrings and core in this flow, and turn things upside down for good measure. Wring yourself out with some twists and head into savasana feeling centered. When you're at home with yourself you can make yourself at home anywhere.
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In a Yoga State of Mind
By Ally Hamilton on Aug 3, 2020
Advanced yoga is not about the shapes you make, it's about the quality of your breath and the state of your mind while you're making shapes. A fun, sweaty flow that targets the hips, shoulders, hamstrings and core. Keep breathing!
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Let's Monkey Around
By Ally Hamilton on Jul 27, 2020
Gentle twists and deep core strengthening start the party and then we take that fire in the belly into Series C with hip and shoulder opening variations, Skandasana and Koundinyasana too. We play with crescent legs and eagle arms, twisted half moon, handstands and monkey pose, heart opening, and a chance to monkey around upside down. A little talk about how yoga is not the shapes you make on your mat, it's who you are when you're at the post office, the bank, with your kids and so on.
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Backbend Ladder Flow
By Angela Kukhahn on Jul 4, 2020
If you are tired of a regular flow, this is something creative and different. We will explore backbends in a creative ladder flow where one element builds upon the one that came before it!
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Mindful Movement
By Ally Hamilton on Jul 4, 2020
Let’s get flowing with sun salutes, standing poses and arm balances that all target hip-opening. Pay attention to your breath, sensations in your body, and the quality you’re bringing to whatever variation of each pose you’re choosing. Strengthen your center and get upside down with ease. It took me the entire class to get one audible chuckle, but I did not give up, because laughter is the best medicine! Here we go!
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Feel Your Feelings
By Ally Hamilton on Jun 22, 2020
Use your practice to approach your fear, avoidance, or tendency to “sit on” your rage…or your joy! Lots of upper back, shoulder, hip and hamstring opening, along with core strengthening, and plenty of time to play with arm balances and inversions. Who’s afraid? Great, let’s do it!
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Heartstrings & Hamstrings
By Ally Hamilton on Jun 13, 2020
Open your upper back, shoulders, muscles across your chest, and space at the front and back of your heart in this flow that opens the front body and the back body (hi there, hamstrings), fires up your core strength, and kicks it upside down. Think eagle pose, standing splits, Eka Pada K 1, dwi pada, lots of twists, and handstands for fun. Cupid has nothing on you ;)
