Head stand

Headstand can designate both a turn and a yoga exercise.

When Turnübung the head rests on the ground, the body is stretched vertically upwards and the hands serve as lateral support.

In the yoga practice headstand ( Sanskrit: Shirshasana or Kapalasana ) there are many variations. They differ from each other V.A. by using different hands for support (which may in advanced variations even not be used).

Shirshasana is the first asana of the twelve basic postures of the Rishikesh series. In Ashtanga ( Vinyasa ) Yoga is the head of state integral part of the final cycle after each exercise series.

The headstand are several positive effects on the body attributed, such as the strengthening of the abdominal muscles, promoting the internal secretion of the pineal gland, pancreas, and pituitary gland, and better blood flow to the lungs. As the head stand an enormous strain on the neck vertebrae, in yoga, the weight is shifted to the possible hands or forearms or the head even marginally off the ground. Is from the headstand so actually a forearm stand. People with neck problems, high blood pressure or elevated intraocular pressure ( Graves ) should exert no headstand.