dancing mind yoga

hi, i'm zephyr wildman. i practiced headstand for the first 5 years of doing yoga... ...and found there is two little issues i had with practicing. one, was i was quite afraid of falling over and hurting myself... ...but also two, i couldn't avoid the pain that i experienced in my neck... ...the base of my skull and my jaw. recently, i've come across this feetup chair. which has changed my whole practice. it has given me the abilitiy to do inversions... ...and receive the benefits without any pressure on my neck or my head...

...or little pressure, by using the block. so today, i'll show you how to come up into the chair with a sense of freedom... ...but also as safely as possible. to begin, come to kneeling in front of the feetup chair... ...taking the hands onto the edges of the chair... ...coming up onto your knees and placing the head into the cradle... ...tucking the toes under, walk your toes as close as you can towards the chair. when you feel ready... ...taking the heels towards the sitbones taking your knees into the chest.

when you have found your balance... ...you can take your feet straight up towards the ceiling. try releasing the head towards the floor... ...extending the balls of the feet and the inner heels upwards the ceiling... ...and turnly rotating the groin towards the wall behind you... ...and extending the feet towards the ceiling as you release to the crown of the head. relax the gaze, relax the jaw. the benefits to sirsasana or headstand perform safely... ...energizes and envigirates the body, accesses an anti depressants.

it also helps releave insomnia. headstand also helps improve mental focus and clarity... ...balancing the hormonal system. it is also warming, great for circulation and perfect for winter... ...helps clear the lungs... ...and can help with digestive issues such as constipation. when you feel ready to come down... ...bending the knees into the chest... ...placing the feet slowley to the floor...

...walking your feet back... ...and then lowering your knees back to the floor... ...place the forearms on the edge of the feetup chair... ...placing the forehead to the back of the hands... ...slowly coming back to sitting, placing the hands back to the thighs... ...either softly, gazing at one point... ...or closing the eyes, absorbing the practice.