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Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:12 pm  |
i remember reading something on this forum about how people have noticed that their skin looks healthier and their circles are less noticeable because of certain yoga positions like headstands, handstands, and shoulderstands, but i can't seem to find a good description online about how to do them properly. Does anyone have any tips on how to do some of these poses and/or how i should go about working up to them since i've never done yoga before? (oh, the things im willing to try for my skin  ) |
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:18 am |
well I wouldn't recommend going straight in to doing headstands/handstands without building up to which requires some good abdominal/leg strength.
That being said I did but only after I'd being doing yoga for a litle while. The best way to do them when beginning to against a wall. You will need a folded towel. Kneel on the floor & Clasp your hands together round the top of your head to get a feel for it. Think of your forearms as taking the weight, you're essentially forming a tripod. Place your head on the towel. Now clasp your hand. Walk your legs towards the wall - how far will depend on how flexible you are/muscle/fat etc. If we were doing this by the book you would keep your back straight, butt in the air and bend your knees together towards your stomach, then up! I usually kick up to get my legs up.
That's probably just really confused you! |
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:11 pm |
| thanks so much. how long do you recommend holding the pose for once im ready to try it? |
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:07 am |
| a couple of breaths then rest in childs pose. When you feel recovered try it again. over time build it up for a few minutes, some books I have talk about yogis holding a headstand for an hour or longer, not sure I'd recommend that! |
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:44 am |
| My yoga instructor is always expounding on the benfits of inversions, especially for women, so we usually do headstands, shoulderstands, and bridges in class. She says the important thing is getting your head below your heart. Since I live on a boat and it's not always the most stable platform for headstands, I do inversions every day by sitting with my back against an inflated exercise ball, then I roll back over it into a backbend until my head touches the floor. I stabilize myself with my forearms. It feels great, my back is supported and it's not as hard on my neck as a headstand. |
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:25 am |
| a very good and safe way of getting blood flowing to the head without the risk of falling over! |
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:43 pm |
| yeah, that definitely sounds like a good one to try rather than jumping into headstands and such, going to try it right now actually... |
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