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Any instructors? Teaching tripod inversion

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nikirtehsuxlol
nikirtehsuxlol Posts: 41 Member
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Hi!

I feel like tripod is an accessible inversion for a lot of the students I teach.

Do you have any suggestions on how to get them into tripod? I want everyone's neck to be safe!

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  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,786 Member
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    The same way you would get them up for regular headstand, elbow balance, or handstand. Have to make sure they are strong enough first though.
  • odonogc
    odonogc Posts: 223 Member
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    I am not an instructor, but I recently heard it instructed in a way I liked. The instructor was saying to make sure that you are in fact making a triangle, that your head is in front of your hands, not alongside. HTH
  • tavenne323
    tavenne323 Posts: 332 Member
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    When I was teaching myself how to do headstand, I actually found a supported headstand, with forearms on the ground, easier. I was able to put more weight into my forearms and lessen the load on my neck. It's easier to press up into a tripod headstand because you can push on the ground with your hands. But I found that with supported, as long as my hips were over my shoulder I had no problem just lifting one leg, and then the other, up into the air.

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