Handstand
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Inversions
Advanced
Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana) is an advanced inversion. Full-body strength, balance, focus.
How to cue it
- Hands shoulder-width
- Kick up, stack shoulders over wrists
- Reach through the feet
At a glance
- Drishti
- Floor between handsWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Inversion
- Level
- Advanced
- Chakra
- Crown (Sahasrara)
Take care
Wrists, shoulders; high BP.
Counter poses
What to offer after Handstand to let the body settle.
Build your class with Handstand in Cue
Drop Handstand into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.