# @yogawithbriohny on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_QUKKnPtVv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33934030-yogawithbriohny-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-29T13:10:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Briohny Smyth (@yogawithbriohny) — https://gondola.cc/yogawithbriohny

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🤸‍♀️How to: Headstand🤸‍♀️ a mini training: Your prep positions are ✨essential✨ to get upside down successfully AND safely. Here’s why: ⁠
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There are so many elements that play a role in this pose: strong shoulders, flexibility in the back of the body, pushing through the elbows, getting your hips up and over... it can be overwhelming 😩 and drive you away from even giving Sirsasana A a try- so here’s what to do: ⁠
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1. Pay attention to your set-up! Elbows a little bit narrower than your shoulders, hands together (this is just a personal preference), chin tucked. ⁠
2. 🚫 No shoulder slouching 🚫 Once you lift your knees from the floor, push through your elbows and lift your shoulders. ⁠
3. Don’t jump, WALK: Instead of jumping trying to get your feet up by 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walking🚶‍♀️your feet in close enough, to get your HIPS OVER your SHOULDERS. Stacking your body is what you want to achieve. ⁠
4. Lastly, lift your feet. ⁠
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I break down poses like Headstands in my in-person training to teach my students everything they need to know about a pose and how to approach it so that they can practice it safely. ⁠
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You can now enroll for my 2025 in-person training in Thailand. Everything you need to know, is at the link in my bio ❤️⁠
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#yogawithbriohny #yogawithaligned #ytt #yogatutorial #yogateachertraining ⁠
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