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25 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the yoga teacher demonstrates a supportive method for guiding a fearful student into a headstand. The approach begins by having the student establish a stable base, then the teacher steps in with a Virabhadrasana (warrior) pose on one leg, allowing the student to place the opposite leg into the crease between the teacher’s torso and leg. The teacher holds the student’s ankle, straightens the lifted leg, and the student can safely rise into a headstand without fear of falling. The teacher emphasizes that the student can descend at any moment, reducing anxiety. After the headstand, the teacher provides a gentle adjustment into either Balasana (child’s pose) or Adho Mukha Virasana (downward‑facing foot‑to‑head pose) for Iyengar practitioners. The video concludes with a promotion of the teacher’s online adjustment course and an in‑person workshop in Las Vegas during the first weekend of October, encouraging viewers to follow the channel for more yoga content.

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If you have a student that's super scared to come up into headstand, this is a great way to do an assist with them. You're going to have them set up their base for the headstand. Make sure that you explain that really nice so that they're ready for the wind. You're going to come in with a Virabhadrasana one leg. They're going to take one leg up onto your leg. They're going to put it into the crease in between your torso and your leg. They'll straighten that leg as you hold on to their ankle. Opposite leg comes up, and this allows them to come straight into that headstand without having to feel afraid that they're not supported. They can also come down at any time. Time, which is another key point of not feeling bad. Then you'll make sure that you give them a nice adjustment in their balasana or adho mukha virasana for us Iyengar people. If you want to learn more about adjustments that assist, make sure that you check out my online course, or even better, come visit us in Las Vegas the first weekend of October. See you then. Light up the follow button for all the yoga.