A useful handstand tip
Jun. 23rd, 2010 08:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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sun_salutationA few days ago, I kicked up into handstand against a wall on my own for the first time and I have completely inappropriate levels of glee about this.
Credit for this goes to my Iyengar teacher, who introduced the idea of leaning a bolster* against the wall** in front of your head. That made a huge amount of difference to me, and stopped me from feeling that I'm about to concuss myself if I fall.
I can also vouch for the truth of what I'd read (but not believed) before -- that handstand against the wall actually takes less strength to hold than half-handstand (the one where you're in a L-shape with your feet on the wall).
It's the getting up there that's the tricky bit.
{*I don't have a yoga bolster at home, so am improvising with a sofa cushion.}
{**I don't have a bare wall at home, so am improvising with a securely locked door.}
(ETA: Mods, any chance we could have an "inversions" tag?)
Credit for this goes to my Iyengar teacher, who introduced the idea of leaning a bolster* against the wall** in front of your head. That made a huge amount of difference to me, and stopped me from feeling that I'm about to concuss myself if I fall.
I can also vouch for the truth of what I'd read (but not believed) before -- that handstand against the wall actually takes less strength to hold than half-handstand (the one where you're in a L-shape with your feet on the wall).
It's the getting up there that's the tricky bit.
{*I don't have a yoga bolster at home, so am improvising with a sofa cushion.}
{**I don't have a bare wall at home, so am improvising with a securely locked door.}
(ETA: Mods, any chance we could have an "inversions" tag?)
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Date: 2010-06-23 08:30 pm (UTC)I don't believe that it is possible to have inappropriate levels of glee in this situation - unless you have no glee. :D Congratulations.
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Date: 2010-06-23 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-23 10:39 pm (UTC)Your wish... :D
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Date: 2010-06-24 06:22 am (UTC)