A Call From My Yoga Teacher

My yoga teacher called me yesterday. She said: "I want you to help me learn a headstand".

This is the version I do (though I sometimes lift with straight legs for an added challenge)



This is more advanced than what I do; when I do the straight legged lift I don't do it from a straddle.



Nevertheless I am excited. The last time my teacher tried a headstand she bent way over like this:


And then put the crown of her head on the ground. The spotter's job was to stand in front of her (her back to you) and then move her hips and butt toward vertical; in other words I will be putting my hands on her ass!

I am motivated...

when humility pays off

In yoga class, I ended up moving to the back row so as to be able to use the back wall for balance.

It turns out that there were two "easy on the eyes" yoginis in the row in front of the one I moved to; so it wasn't all bad. ;-)



Sure, their Warrior I poses suck, but who cares? :)