let’s get shit moving toward your first full inversion: headstand! but listen—if you don’t get upside down today, that is a-okay. this is a journey, not a race, and there’s no timeline for when things should happen. the more you remind yourself that it doesn’t matter, the more fun you’ll have. so let’s play, explore, and see what happens. no stress, just movement.
recommended props: wall
featured poses:
corpse pose (savasana)
legs up the wall (viparita karani)
bridge pose (setu bandha sarvangasana)
supine twist (supta matsyendrasana)
mountain pose (tadasana)
upward salute (urdhva hastasana)
forward fold (uttanasana)
half forward fold (ardha uttanasana)
high plank (dandasana/palakhasana)
low plank (chaturanga dandasana)
upward facing dog (urdhva mukha svanasana)
downward dog (adho mukha svanasana)
warrior 2 (virabhadrasana 2)
wide-legged forward fold (prasarita padottanasana)
take a sip of water (yes, really)
dolphin pose (ardha pincha mayurasana)
headstand (sirsasana)
child’s pose (balasana)
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