For many, the handstand can be seen as the Holy Grail of yoga postures…. it’s fun, challenging, builds up strength, stability and balance; not to mention that it looks pretty cool when you can finally pull it off. It even has it’s own Sanskrit name: Adho Mukha Vrksasana. And you’d be forgiven for thinking that meant downward facing tree posture. 

Handstand workshops are common occurrences at many yoga studios nowadays, and many online yoga websites boast at least 10 hot tips to get you closer to mastering your handstand. 

So I was keen to include my own, one “hot” tip, to get you going…….