02/10/2026
Asana Breakdown: Tripod Headstand ➡️ Sirsasana II
A powerful and advanced inversion that requires patience, diligence, grace 🧘🏽♀️and strength to master. Sirsasana helps to boost confidence and courage, cultivate a sense of focus and presence and encourages a shift in perspective. B.K.S. Iyengar described tripod headstand as the “king of all yoga poses” 👑as it helps to bring blood flow to the brain, decompress the spine while encouraging us to stay grounded and intentional.
How To: ⭐️
1. Start in a wide-legged squat at the top of your mat or a crow pose stance.
2. Place your hands shoulder-width apart, fingers spread like starfish. Grip the mat with your fingertips, this protects the neck.
3. Gently lower the crown of your head to the mat, forming a triangle between head and hands.
4. Hug elbows in, press firmly through your palms, and shift weight into your arms.
5. Draw ribs in and engage your core like a plank—upside down.
6. To lift off: walk toes towards arms. 💡Think hips over shoulders as you draw knees in toward chest.
7. Option to extend one leg at a time toward the sky with control. Move slowly. Momentum = wobble.
8. Continue to actively root down to rise up 🆙 and keep legs active and strong.
⭐️When in doubt use a wall or ask for a spotter! And what ever you do: don’t kick up!
💡 Think: 80% arms, 20% head.
