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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Look Ma, No Hands!
By Beth Prandini on Aug 2, 2019
This practice is designed to teach people dealing with wrist pain to use muscles that support the wrists with no pressure on the hands. Focusing on the core, we open the class with stability exercises, build warmth with modified Surya Namaskar C and standing poses, and eventually peak with a headstand.
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Fly Like an Eagle
By Missy White on Mar 12, 2019
In this class we take flight in several different variations of Eagle pose! Don't worry we will warm up by moving through several creative Sun Salutations before we fly! This class is well-rounded and will certainly energize you inside and out! Shine on my fellow yogis:)
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Work Hard, Play Hard
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 10, 2018
A full practice where we didn't have to edit out or rush through anything, including the laughs! Sun salutes A, B and C all with variations, deep hip, shoulder and hamstring opening, core strengthening, arm balancing, inverting good fun with time to hone your focus and your ability to be less reactive and more responsive.
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Tap Your Inner Fire
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 24, 2018
Don't let fear stop you from saying the things that need to be said, and doing the things that need to be done. Stoke your inner flame, and think alchemy: How can I transform intense feelings into productive action? We open the hips, hamstrings, and heart, fire up the core, play with arm balances and inversions, and move right into that fire. Ready? Time to root down and rise up.
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Conscious Counter-Pose
By Kate Cariati on Oct 10, 2018
Take a conscious counter-pose to your daily life of hunching over smartphones, keyboards and steering wheels with an open-hearted stance with your shoulders on your back. A selection of special Kundalini Kriyas awakens the spine, bandhas and navel center are activated to support you in every move you make. Cultivate strength and stability through the legs and side-body in the flow of standing postures, winding down into the ground through the crown to rise up into headstand, possibly transitioning into an arm-balance variation.
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Find Your Center
By Ally Hamilton on Sep 7, 2018
Play with the idea of finding your center of gravity, whether you're on your feet, hands, forearm or head. You need core strength and upper body strength, but also curiosity and a sense of humor. A willingness to fall on your face also helps! Lots of hip, hamstring and shoulder opening, core strengthening and inverting, so you can deepen your trust in yourself and your process. Ready, set, fly!
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Slow and Stretchy
By Ally Hamilton on Jul 16, 2018
Perfect for end-of-day practice, anytime you're feeling low energy, or when you're coming back from being under the weather like I am! This is a slow and steady session that will open the hips, shoulders and hamstrings. The pace is slow, the holds are long, the breath is the focal point. Be kind to yourself, it's important :)
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Flowy Floaty Hips
By Angela Kukhahn on Jun 18, 2018
Have a craving for some feel good hip openers and flow with a sprinkling of inversions? Pick this class! Low Lunge with quad opening, Low Lunge twist, half Hanuman, standing splits, handstand, sun salutations, Low Lunge Side Stretch, Crow to Tripod Headstand Back to Crow Tutorial, Runners Lunge, Pyramid, Shiva Twist, Skandasana, One legged Crow, Flying Pigeon, Warrior 3 and much much more! Enjoy!
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Inversion Immersion
By Brent Laffoon on Jun 10, 2018
Inversions can feel intimidating, but they don't need to be. It's all about taking things slowly and letting yourself feel the connections in the poses you CAN do in order to start moving into poses that have previously seemed unattainable. This practice will teach you some of the basics of going upside down, and help you build confidence to start feeling more comfortable with your head on the ground and your feet in the air. Enjoy!
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TnT Abs
By Katie Bay Woodbury on May 31, 2018
Tone and Tighten your Abs in some expected and unexpected ways. The practice begins with kindling a fire in the belly with variations of Supta Baddha Konasana and reclined twists. A few extended planks in Surya Namaskara A will increase the heat in the whole body. We will play with finding our core engagement in both external and internal standing poses and balance the strength with length in twists and backbends. With a practice like this, your body will feel dynamite!
