SALAMBA SIRSASANA
Supported Headstand
This is one of the most challenging inversions from a technique
perspective because it’s so important to keep pressure on your
head and neck to a minimum. However, once you’re able to do this
pose properly, it’s an incredibly cooling posture, and one of the only
inversions in which you can close your eyes and stay upside down for
5, 10, 15 minutes or longer without fatiguing.
HOW TO Come into Tabletop, with your hands under your shoulders
and your knees under your hips. Drop to your forearms, making
sure your elbows are directly under your shoulders. Clasp your
hands, interlacing your fingers loosely and leaving a little bit of space
between your palms. Place the crown of your head on the floor in the
small space you’ve created with your hands, with your fingers at the
back of your skull. Move your shoulders as far away from your head
as possible, creating length in your neck. Tuck your toes under and
straighten your legs, lifting your hips so they’re stacked over your
shoulders. Drive your weight firmly into the ground through your
forearms and outer edges of your hands, then lift one leg up, being
careful not to let it swing behind you. Take tiny hops with your other
leg, being careful not to use momentum. Eventually, hug that knee
into your chest, and then straighten it to join the other leg for the full
expression of Salamba Sirsasana.
Find the correct spot
on the top of your head
to place on the floor: Before
you move into the pose, make an
‘L’ shape with your thumb and
pointer finger, then put your
thumb at your third eye and
move your pointer finger
toward your crown. The place
where your pointer finger
lands is about where your
head should be on
your mat.Lengthen your
shoulders away from
your head. If your shoulders
are scrunched down toward
your mat, it’s a sign that
you’re putting weight on
your head rather than
where it should be,
which is predominantly
in your arms.STILLNESS THROUGH
MOVEMENT
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