Handstand is a visceral expression of one-pointed focus—a place where we are only engaged with the experience of that one moment.
Lead-in sequence
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Ardha Surya Namaskar
- Surya Namaskar
- Parsvottanasana
- Anjaneyasana > Parivrtta Parsvakonasana > Virabhadrasana 1 Lunge
- Vrksasana > Parsvakonasana > Trikonasana > Ardha Chandrasana > Eka Pada Galavasana
- Hanumanasana at wall
- Dolphin Push-ups
Handstand variations
Half handstand
Moonwalk
Lift up to handstand (Partner)
Kick up to handstand
Lift up to handstand (Partner)
Chili-pepper jump switches
Kick up with bent leg
Backbend variation
Pike down
Draw feet away
Mule kick with tuck
Mule kick
Press up
Kick up with partner
Close-out sequence
- Balasana
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Setubandhasana
- Ardha Matseyandrasana
- Agnistambhasana
- Ardha Gomukhasana
- Janu Sirsasana (Regular, Parivrtta)
- Sarvangasana
- Viparita Karani