Hi,
OK. So now I can do a headstand in the center of the room. Not for too long but long enough to claim it I think. I have heard that doing inversions are good for you.
What specifically do these poses do for you.
Thanks for your input.
The low down on the up down I mean headstand
Congratulations on your achievement
Cheers.
Peace
good effort, still not at that stage yet. Inversions, help with venous blood return. Also you gain a different insight into the world. :roll:
First is balance , a focused mind can balance entire body in harmony . secondly Shirshasana or head stand lets reverse blood flow which nourishes your brain and good practice of this nullify any symptom of Parkinson and other brain related disorder. Do not stand right after doing a headstand. once done just lie down flat for exact number of minutes you were in headstand position. Do not attempt if you have high blood pressure
The headstand also strengthens the diaphragm because it’s forced to contract against gravity and the weight of your abdominal organs as you inhale. When you’re standing upright the contraction of the diaphragm pulls with gravity on the inhale.
It’s because of the headstand that I finally understood the physiological process of diaphragmatic breathing. My own breathing habits were so poor to begin with that I didn’t even know how to breath diaphragmatically upright or inverted. We are forced in the headstand to create a stable foundation with our shoulders, back, chest, neck, and arms. The muscles throughout that region become held in a state of isometric contraction. Because they are held in contraction they’re not allowed to participate as accessory muscles in the breathing process. For me, that meant the muscles that were part of my bad breathing habit were no longer available to me. Needless to say it was challenging at first. It felt completely foreign to breath like a normal person should! But in the headstand pretty much the only muscles you’re left with are the diaphragm, intercostals, and abdominals because everything else is being used to maintain a solid base. You can isolate the work to just the diaphragm by holding the other two in a state of mild contraction. H. David Coulter and his book Anatomy of Hatha Yoga because really helped me understand this process.
If you aren’t familiar with the anatomy there are many videos on youtube that show animations of respiratory muscles in action.
I should add it was difficult to play around with the muscles of respiration and maintain balance at first. I still stay close to wall just in case…
“you can do the headstand for any length of time–three hours, six hours, and you can even sleep in the posture–but…there should never be the slightest discomfort.” 
my thoughts
contribues Greatly to "upper thoracic’ clarity
this is chest up to top of head.
What more is needed really?
Slight fire cook from the head flame.
Ha Ha if you get that then you don’t need me to say. Just flexin.
Circulation of blood via reversing BP-diaphragmic breathing esp.at a right angle=relaxation and centeredness and , I believe, eyeball isometrics ( with the high BP and gravity ) to make vision better. Sending your energy flowing to the crown chakra ratherr than down and out like it dissipates with throughout life. FinaLLY, The pituitary gland- and pineal gland are stimulated keeping you strong and healthy. I do it mainly for centeredness
All great stuff. I will try to keep improving and looking forward to all of the above. All of your comments have been a help. Namaste.
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