Headstand
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Headstand Sirsasana
Ally HamiltonHeadstand, broken down! If this pose is new to you, please take one of our longer tutorials so you can learn the fundamentals and make sure you're ready!
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Headstand.
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Feel Good Flow
By Courtney Harms on Sep 15, 2020
A well-rounded vinyasa flow practice that will build lots of heat and inner fire. Equal parts strength, flexibility and a little upside down fun!
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Flow to Center
By Ally Hamilton on Sep 7, 2020
We build some nice heat with series C and dive deeply into the hips, shoulders and hamstrings. The flow is full of twists and turns and playful transitions including arm balances and inversions. Pranayama is the focus throughout the class, so if you aren’t ready to breathe deeply, get ready! This is one of the most powerful ways to calm the nervous system and quiet the mind. Backbends, hamstring opening and core strengthening as we flow, and a guided savasana send you floating off your mat.
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Focus Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Aug 18, 2020
Open your hips, shoulders and hamstrings, play with arm balances like koundinyasana 2 and flying pigeon, fire up your core, and take things upside down. Learn to stay focused in a world that is sometimes challenging and sometimes wonderful, but always interesting. This class offers many opportunities to do just that, as you will see :) Much love!
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Goldilocks Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Aug 11, 2020
Not too hot, not too cold, this one is just right. The pace is steady, but we don't stop until there's enough heat to go deep! Expect to play with bakasana, baby bakasana, tittibhasana and bhujapidasana along the way, and also included are building blocks for tripod headstand, and wide straddle in a tripod headstand. Core strengthening, and options for deep hip and hamstring opening as we cool down. If you aren't feeling just right in Savasana, let me know in the comments :) And intermediate practitioners, feel free to take class, just have a couple of blocks handy, and listen to your body! Enjoy, yogis!
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Flip the Script
By Kate Duyn on Jul 15, 2020
Sometimes the best thing we can do when everything feels like too much, is to flip the script! We're all dealing with so much right now, and it's important to balance out our thinking and our perspective! Having said that, we spend a lot of time upside down in this flow. Think headstands and charging scorpion forearm stand. Happy cow face pose and all kind of other fun along the way. Let's shake things up!
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The Heart of the Matter
By Ally Hamilton on Jun 7, 2020
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou This practice is slow, steady and deep. I came to the mat without a plan and did the practice I needed. If you want to deeply open your shoulders, upper back, chest, hips and hamstrings, this is it. I felt a lot of tension in my shoulders and upper back releasing as I moved, and I hope you will, too. I felt a lot of emotional tension release as well. I did talk openly about what's happening in the world right now in the context of heart-opening and the yoga of action. Two blocks are handy but not necessary. Love to all, may we be gentle with ourselves but resolute.
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Headstand Adventure
By Brent Laffoon on Apr 26, 2020
A lot of practices build up to a headstand. This one starts there, beginning with a thorough exploration of the fundamentals of tripod headstand and working all the way up to some advanced transitions into different arm balances. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your already established headstand practice to the next level, this class has something for you... Enjoy!
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Flying Eagle
By Angela Kukhahn on Apr 15, 2020
A challenging, energizing flow with lots of heat-building and standing balance to hone your focus and get your core fired up, along with hamstring, hip and shoulder-opening, twists to wring you out, love for your upper back, and then tons of fun with eagle pose, right-side-up and upside down (tripod headstand and handstand variations)! Let's find some freedom inside and fly!
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Intense and Fun
By Ally Hamilton on Mar 18, 2020
If you're looking for something intense, energizing, steady and fun, look no further! We did lots of heat-building, core strengthening, hip, shoulder and hamstring opening and side-body stretching to get ready for bird of paradise, bound ardha chandrasana, koundinyasana 2, crow pose, headstand, firefly pose, forearm balance (with building blocks to get there!) and so much more. We also laughed. Unroll your mat and let's have some fun! A block and a strap are helpful for some but not necessary.
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Core for Power & Flight
By Missy White on Mar 15, 2020
Build core strength for better balance in standing poses and learn how to cultivate a sense of lightness in arm balances and inversions! This class will help you keep your practice well-rounded, safe and so very strong!!
