CAUTION: First of all what we tend to think of as a headstand is more of an arm balance, most of the weight is taken by the arms, done properly very little weight is on the muscles and vertebra of the neck. It is this type of headstand/arm balance that tends to be recommended for long sta…

I was delighted the to see this video this morning (below) of David Garrigues, one of my favourite yoga teachers ( right around the top of my list of teachers I would like to spend more time with personally or strongly recommend to the home Ashtangi) , demonstrating headstand variations. …