In the Fundamentals class I teach on Fridays, I began by speaking about inversions — the good parts and poses, and the challenges they each offer. I didn’t commit to taking anyone upside down, but began working on the muscles and principles needed to do a headless headstand with the help of two blocks and a wall.

It went swimmingly and soon, eveyone was getting the ‘itch’ to go upside down (well, almost everyone).

I included the above photo so give you all an idea of what we were doing. It was fun and it left a lot of ‘chatter’ in the room — which going upside down can do. Poses like this seem to elevate our nervous systems a bit.

After almost everyone gave it a go (even helping one another), we settled to the floor and took an extra long savasana (rest) to calm ourselves.

Scary as it seems, it reminds us of our strength and power - a phrase I use many times in class — ‘remember YOUR power’.

There was a secondary motive for teaching this. As I mentioned in either the previous blog or my newsletter, I’ll be going to Bellingham for a 3-day workshop with Desiree Rumbaugh and Christina Sell. I’d love to be able to move into one of these poses (like the one above) on my own — well, probably with some help from a wall. Wish me luck!