Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to this course

    • Welcome to Demystifying Inversions & Arm Balances

    • Importance of wrist care

    • Principles of balance - breaks

    • Wrist warm up

    • Principles of balance - shifting without moving

    • Principles of balance - seesaw

    • principles of balance - pushing piles of sand

    • principles of balance - counteractions create stillness
  • 2

    Fundamental Positions

    • The basics - planche plank (forward leaning)

    • The basics - Chaturanga

    • The basics - side plank
  • 3

    Arm balances

    • Bakasana and variations

    • Eka pada bakasana

    • Parsva Bakasana - side crow & Eka Pada Koundinyasana 1

    • Eka Pada Koundinyasa II

    • Astavakrasana - Eight Angle Pose

    • Tittibhasana - Firefly Pose

    • Eka Pada Galavasana - Flying Crow Pose

    • Dragonfly Pose

    • Mayurasana - Peacock Pose
  • 4

    Inversions

    • Sirsasana - Headstand variations

    • Pincha Mayurasana - Forearm stand

    • Adho Mukha Vrksasana - Handstand

    • Transitioning into handstand
  • 5

    Strength Practices

    • Strength practice for arm balances

    • Strength practice for inversions