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How to Do a Headstand

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Headstand Preparation 1

Headstand Preparation 1

Headstand Preparation 1

Photo © Barry Stone
Come to your hands and knees with the wrists underneath the shoulders and the knees underneath the hips.

Bring your elbows to the floor forearm’s distance apart.

Interlace your fingers, tucking the outermost pinky underneath.

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