If you realize the unity of your Self amid the diversities of your surroundings, then anything will not seem an impossible thing to you. Surf. Sun. Sand. Shanti. Ohm.
For all of you dare devils out there, who ARE familiar with how to do a headstand safely, try a mukta hasta sirsasana!
I can only do this on a wall and basically i am not confident enough yet to have my legs in the air by itself.
However when done correctly, this pose is actually a very relaxing pose with no stress and tension at all in your body.
the point, is to view the world, upside down. and widen your perspective and also TRUST and FOCUS on your own strength and body.
If you’ve been looking front all this while, it never hurts to turn things upside down and think in a different shoe/view.
Organizing the Pose
Come into the pose from any of the other Head Stand variations. If balance is an issue, set yourself up against the wall. If you are using the wall, it is important to be close to it so that you are not pushing your hips out into the middle of the room and sitting in the lower back when you bring your heels to the wall.
Reach the arms out in front of you with the backs of the hands on the floor at shoulder width.
Stay here for 20 to 30 seconds.
Either return to your previous Head Stand variation, or come down out of the pose.
Rest in Child’s Pose for several moments before coming up.
Practice Points
Ground the weight down evenly through the backs of the hands.
Reach the shoulder blades and triceps into the elbows as you draw the biceps back into the armpits and lift the outer collarbones.
Broaden the collarbones and balance the weight evenly between them.
Widen the neck, throat and upper back.
Stretch up strongly through the sides of the waist and legs.
Soften and widen the buttocks.
Soften and widen the chest, neck and throat.
TRY IT OUT! and remember, safety first. Do not force any yoga movement, and more importantly, don’t push yourself if you cant do it. :)
the instructor’s right! all of us will gain weight after CNY and it will be super hard for us to achieve any advance poses! super scary! makes me wanna practise yoga everyday after binging on CNY goodies O_O
***
anyhoo…
nowadays, foo, my adv hatha class instructor have moved from headstand>scorpion to handstand>scorpion.
DAMN challenging!!! and actually… it is 10000x more challenging for me considering i just had a super sporty weekend (marathon, badminton and swimming wtf). my wrist was screaming for help and my thighs were shaking like mad!
but i still wanted to try out the handstand scorpion because im crazy wtf.
this week, we were to do the two variations of handstand over the wall (one facing wall and vice versa). once we manage to do a handstand facing the wall… we can actually arch our back to a handstand scorpion. sounds easy peasy i know but i couldnt do it. =.= i can only do a lousy handstand and then gave up because my arms were screaming. too much workout over the weekend and i cant even balance my body right. and right now while typing this entry.. my wrist hurts like hell. i am only merely moving my fingers as my wrist is in no position to move at all…..
bleh.
anyhoo… no reasons to slack though.. i know by mastering the handstand… all future adv poses will be a piece of cake. determination and focus is key (not forgetting.. super strong arms)
the amazing handstand scorpion. :)
***
i also found out why i failed today.
=.=
i giggled too much.
actually… i burst out into a laughing fit when foo help me to balance on the handstand. i felt it was ticklish so i kept laughing while i was on the handstand pose… too much laughing and i end up bending my stomache and came down from the handstand pose before even going to scorpion. =.=
damn. in my next class.. i must not laugh nor smile when foo crack a joke. =.= very hard but i guess i must try. :/
and here’s to end my yoga failure post…
a vid on headstand >scorpion and handstand>scorpion.. to show u how not easy it is.. T____________T
RECENT COMMENTS