Headstand
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The headstand, or sometimes head stand, is a pose that is an inversion posture of standing head down. The technique is used in different settings such as yoga, breakdancing, acrobatics and beginner gymnastics.
Health risks[edit]
If the headstand is not done perfectly, the performer is likely to suffer head injury from standing on the head.
In yoga[edit]
The yoga headstand, Shirshasana, may be balanced and symmetrical from all perspectives, even though not always in a legs-vertical position. The asana has many variations, several of them asymmetrical.
- Yoga headstand, Shirshasana
- With feet as in Baddha Konasana
- A variation
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- A video of a head stand
- Freeze and Headstand Tutorial Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine