Want to Balance in Forearm Stand? Yoga Sequence to Get You There

If you've already mastered how to do a Headstand, it's time to tackle the amazing Forearm Stand. What you need is a strong upper body and core, as well as open shoulders and hamstrings. Keep reading to learn how to target these areas so you'll be balancing in this Cirque du Soleil-like inversion in no time.

 

This simple pose will open your chest and shoulders.

• Begin seated on your shins.
• Interlace your hands behind you in a double fist, pressing the heels of your palms together. Pull your pressed palms toward the floor, opening through the chest and shoulders.
• After five breaths, release your hands.