Iyengar: Inversion Practice for Beginners • Nadja Refaie • 30 min
Nadja Refaie • 32m
Join Nadja for a sequence that prepares you for headstand and shoulderstand. Please have some knowledge of these poses before trying them on your own. Tristan and Heloise demonstrate 2 ways to practice each pose, one with more support, one with less.
Suggested props: blankets, blocks, belt
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