Start in Dolphin Pose and position your hands too close to a wall.
Interlace your fingers, tuck your chin and place the crown of your head in front of the hands.
Walk your feet in toward your elbows as much as you can, bend one knee at a time and bring it towards your chest.
Find your balance and then straighten the legs up the walls.
Stay in the bound headstand pose for 30 sec to 1 min, return to dolphin pose and then rest into child's pose.
Practice:
The bound headstand in an advanced post requires shoulders, core, and leg strength to be safely executed. Breath deeply maintains your body stable, keeps the shoulders away from the ears, and keeps the weight out of your deep and neck. Engage your core, arms, and legs to maintain your spine aligned.
Benefits:
The bound headstand is an inversion pose that invigorates the body, rejuvenates the cells, and strengthens the muscles. This yoga pose helps bring fresh nutrients and oxygen to the brain, face, scalp, hypothalamus, and pituitary glands and improves concentration and memory.
Contraindications:
High Blood Pressure, Glaucoma, Pregnancy, neck or shoulder injury.
Preparatory, Complementary, and Follow-Up Poses:
Start in Dolphin Pose or Crow Pose and then progress to bound headstand pose. Follow-up with Child's Pose or Dolphin Pose.
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