▶*How to Hold HEADSTAND | Improve FOCUS & Inner STILLNESS*
Learn how to hold Headstand (Sirsasana) longer with perfect alignment, focus, and calm. This Iyengar Yoga tutorial shares step-by-step tips to improve your balance, build strength, and find inner stillness in inversion.
Master the art of holding Headstand with stability, concentration, and ease. In this guided session, you’ll discover alignment cues, balance techniques, and mindful breathing practices to safely extend your hold time.
Whether you’re aiming for a steadier inversion or exploring the meditative stillness of Headstand, this practice will help you:
Refine your alignment for safety and comfort
Strengthen your core, shoulders, and neck
Enhance mental clarity and focus
Experience the calming benefits of stillness in inversion
️ Note: Please ensure you have a stable Headstand practice before attempting long holds, and work near a wall if needed.
🧘️ Props suggested: Yoga mat, bricks / blocks, chair, optional wall support
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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog pose) 1 min hold
04:04 – 2 min hold Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog pose)
08:00 – Prop set up for headstand prep (Salamba Sirsasana)
09:56 – Headstand prep 2 min hold
13:18 – Using the chair, bricks and the wall for headstand prep
15:28 – 2 min hold – headstand prep with feet on the chair
20:18 – Benefits of inversions
21:17 – Salamba Sirsasana (headstand) 5 min hold
27:38 – Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward facing dog pose)
28:10 – Uttanasana (intense stretch pose)
28:49 – Advice about practicing a variation of shoulder-stand after headstand
29:12 – Invitation to my Video Library
Here are two of my videos on Shoulder stand:
▶ “How to do SHOULDER STAND for BEGINNERS” – https://youtu.be/xxt2KhEW6CE
▶ “Supported SHOULDER STAND and BRIDGE POSE” – https://youtu.be/RsNv4To9ziw
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Disclaimer: Please use caution throughout your activities including the use of all props and supports. There are risks associated with physical activity and it is your responsibility to ascertain there is no medical reason to prevent your participation, to monitor your own condition and not exceed your limits. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge ‘Heather Kitchen Yoga’ of all liability.
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