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Untitled 1 day ago

I am taking yoga to improve flexibility and balance



Getting much better... 1 month ago

I can hold myself up and now I will fall over if there is a mat in front of me. Progress!



Still scared.... 1 month ago

I can balance on my arms against the wall for 30 seconds…but as soon as I’m away from the wall I’m petrified. It doesn’t matter if there is a mat under me, I’m still scared…and the fear is just getting bigger and bigger!!!!

I’m taking an adults gymnastics class now so hopefully that will help.



Not Practicing...Not Even Trying 3 months ago

I give up on the challenge to do this. I will still do it, just not in time for the challenge. I’ve secretly known it all along and have already begun my punishment of pushups.



Research 4 months ago

Have done nothing in regards to this goal. Have a month to complete. Must research.



I'M A WEENIE, I'M A WEENIE. 4 months ago

I’m terrified of doing handstands because I’m scared I’ll flip over and break my back.

^ Good explanation, no? :D



kalidurga is trying to rest.

Okay... it's not as simple as just a handstand. 6 months ago

Really, I just want to keep practicing and getting better with my inversions and arm-balancing poses.

I first learned to do a headstand about 7 years ago, and it was such a great feeling! I started off using the wall, and still always do them near the wall, but almost never fall now and rarely use the wall at all.

I started being able to do some arm-balancing poses over the summer—VERY brief holds, but it still felt like a MASSIVE victory. I’ve never had a shred of upper body strength, and always felt like my wrists were kind of weak, which made it harder. Being able to do these arm-balancing poses felt, viscerally, like some core part of Me had changed for the better. I want to keep growing this, getting and feeling stronger and more capable by the day. I can now hold the arm-balancing poses a little longer; Yay!

I’m also starting to practice doing forearm stands, and just a few weeks ago had a major breakthrough being able to lift myself out of a headstand and into the forearm stand. Felt SO good!!!

Handstand, here I come!!!



Fun 8 months ago

It looks like a lot of fun to be able to walk whilst doing a handstand, I want to be able to do this one day.



yoga 9 months ago

This is something I have been trying for everytime I go to yoga for the past few weeks. I find it to be exceedingly difficult and kind of scary. I need to conquer my fear of falling and just go for it. I should probably work on strengthening my arms as well too.



Tetryl thinks that tidal waves only prove how solid your boat really is.

Trippy. 9 months ago

There’s a section in my basement where the vent protrudes from the ceiling. It turns out I can do a handstand and touch the vent with my toes. Extremely useful for weight placement. It’s almost like walking on the ceiling. Trippy and cool.



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Notasyetaflyer15 asks, “Once you've got a handstand on the wall, how do you balance and get up when your off? I had heard something about trying to keep your naval in and keeping your legs tightly together?”
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