How to Do Headstand in Yoga
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You've made it! Now you're ready to try the full expression of the pose.
Sit facing the wall. Place your clasped fingers and head on the floor about eight inches or so away from the wall. Straighten your legs and walk your feet toward your head. Bend one knee and tuck it into your chest. Using your abs and hamstring flexibility, lift your other leg off the floor so both knees are tucked into your chest, so you're in the pose called Bound Headstand Prep: Tuck. With complete control, slowly lift and straighten both legs up, coming into Bound Headstand. If balancing is hard, bend one knee and place the sole of your foot on the wall. Hold for five breaths. Then slowly bend your knees into your chest, lower your feet to the floor, and rest in Child's Pose.