Headstand Tripod

Sanskrit Name:	Shirshasana
Similar Pose Names:	Tripod Headstand,Salamba Shirshasana
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Arm Balance, Balance, Strengthen, Inversion, Seated & Floor
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Neck, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Solar Plexus Centre, Heart Centre, Throat Centre, Third Eye, Crown Centre
Therapy:	Back Pain, Confidence Building, Depression, Headaches, Indigestion, Leg Congestion, Poor Posture, Stress, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Vata, Pitta

Sit on knees. Place head and hands on mat. Hands directly under elbows (not in line with head). Straighten legs. Place right knee on right tricep. Place left knee on left tricep. Raise one leg up at a time. Engage core. Elbows hold most of the weight (not head or neck). If you lose balance, tuck and roll body forward.

King of Asanas. Glowing skin. Engage core.

Any headstand variation.

Neck injury. Lightheaded. HBP. Pregnant.

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