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Trikonasana
This posture means three angles. Enter with an exhalation. Come down only as far as your body will allow. You can rest the hand anywhere on the leg when you feel the boundaries of the hamstrings. If your legs get sore while holding the posture move them a little. This could be a movement of the leg such as a slight bend in the knee or changing the weight of the foot. |
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The best way to get good at the headstand is to practice it daily! Mastery of tadasana the simple standing pose brings mastery of the headstand. Spend some time in tadasana with the eyes closed before entering the headstand. Online Yogi suggestions: In many styles we are encouraged to hold the headstand for quite long. Try coming into the headstand a number of times during a sequence for shorter periods of time. You may find that the third or fourth time you get a much better pose. The headstand is a great peak posture. Sequences of yoga have many peaks (postures leading up to a special pose). Working up to peak postures is very important in vinyasa yoga. Yoga pictures next >> |
You can also use a support. It is important to use blocks or some kind of support for the hand. The reason for this is to distribute all of our body's weight evenly over both legs and the hand that is down making the posture much more balanced. However if there is no support for your arm available place it on the leg somewhere. The back foot has a habit of rising from the floor. To prevent this we sometimes raise the big toe and push the outside of the heel to the floor. The foot you are leaning towards is usually imbalanced. Weight has a tendency to shift too the outside of the foot. Prevent this by pushing down on the big toe as you come forward. Some variations of trikonasana are below. |
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