Yoga Exercise - Head Stand (Sirshasana)

Dear folksFirst off, thank you for your brilliant animation for these yoga poses. I think it will be very helpful and I will email the link to your site to my son.I have over 19 years of yoga teaching experience and am especially good at showing the proper way to do Shirsasana (Headstand). You never "jump" the feet up. Its too dangerous anyway. One brings one leg up, only after the body is perpendicular to the floor. And then the other into half headstand (Ardha Shirsasana) and one should be able to hold this for at least 30 seconds before one ever straightens the leg, and then only one at a time. There is very little weight on the head or neck. Most of the weight is on the forearms, elbow and wrist, which is in an equilateral symetrical triangle. That foundation becomes as solid as a rock. Actually its like doing reverse Tadasana (Mountain pose) Although this style is excellent, as taught by Swami VishnuDevananda in the Sivananda style, I suggest using a wall (they don't) as a prop in case one topples over backwards, one's back has to be touching the wall when the knees are brought to the chest, then and only then straighten the legs one at a time. Descending come down gracefully, again never plop or jump the legs down. (If one has done enough leg raises and chaturangas one's upper body, triceps, trapezius around the neck will become strong) Now, as one gains confidence one can go into head stand with legs straight, and do a myriad of variations.Then when one is even more confident one can get into Scorpion(Vrichikasana) from headstand and even straightening the legs in Pincha Mayurasana (elbow balance with legs straight) On that too, there is no need to jump, just use headstand to work into those postures.