Tripod headstand from Bakasana

It took me several falls and tumbles before I could do a headstand. And the day when my legs were directly above my head, my heart soared!

I have achieved the impossible!...at least for me. I have classmates who could do it at the first try. It was not perfect but hey you just want to see your legs up there. 

Initially like everybody else, i used the wall. It may have helped when you were just trying to get your legs up but it did not help me to balance.

So I decided to go to the middle of the mat, bring legs up at first just at the hips. That was not easy too. There was once I tried for 1 hour without success.

But that did not deter me. I was determine more than ever.

I have had sore backs from falling, painful knuckles from locking my fingers too hard and not able to unlock when I fall. There was a time, when I thought it might just be impossible for me.

Then one day when I was about to bring my legs around my hips, I decided to challenge myself a little by little and slowly I realised that I could do it. Initially it was a count of 3 then 5 then 10 and now I realise I can do to the count of 50.

What I have learnt here is that practice is everything and never give up.

So now I am trying the tripod stand.

Initially it was impossible to bring my legs up as the centre of balance is different from the basic headstand.

Miraculously after reading Light of Yoga yesterday, I suddenly find my legs above, in the tripod headstand. I shall practice till I can do it confidently. Then I will proceed to other inversions.

I am so excited!

Watch below my favourite Yogini and teacher, Kino Mcgregor, showing how tripod headstand from bakasana should be done...

http://youtu.be/MO_9yRrhaUQ