Master a yoga headstand

“I soon realised as I became more aware of my own body during my inversion practice that whenever I would get my legs in the air, I would struggle to concentrate and would always wonder afterwards what it was that I was looking at. I was too busy visualising my legs being in the air and focussing on lifting through my toes and heels that I forgot my drishti or focus point and would completely blank out every time. This epiphany was one of the most important in nailing my headstands, because as soon as I remembered to focus on a point in front of me, just like I would in any other standing or balancing posture I found it that much easier to steady and still my body.”

“I started yoga at 58, and I'm 61 now. I was able to do my first head stand after about a year so when I was 59. I always did it against a wall, and I allowed myself to touch as much as I needed in order to stabilize myself. Over the past few months I've gotten to the point where I haven't needed to use the wall at all. How did I do it? I watched a lot of videos and tried different tips from each until it clicked for me. I found that I have to concentrate on breathing and not doing any jerky movements. To get free from touching the wall I concentrate on slowly lifting one leg at a time and not swinging my legs at all.”