headstands...the dock version

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thanks alan. i have gotten better gradually. i

still crater from time to time. the hardest thing is to

keep the empty mind. the more it wanders, the more the

feet seem to twirl around. probably the best posture

to practice mental control in.<br><br>i'm trying to

work on duration and form now. after a long count, i

still struggle a bit with getting back the 90 degree

position and holding it there for a 10 count. i think

after a while, i begin to cave in and my neck starts to

pick up more than it's fair share of weight carrying

responsibility. i'm definitely not yet ready to balance at the

end of a dock over a cold mountain lake. <br><br>a

ways back, sun had a picture of her husband doing a

head stand. i thought it was real strong but she went

on about his chest caving in--i couldn't see it. but

now, i think about that a lot when trying to hold the

pose--am i collapsing in? i don't know what i should do in

terms of chest expansion etc. no one has ever mentioned

that part of it to me. i consider trying to press

outward, but i'm usually so happy just to be up that i

don't want to lose it, so i don't push it too hard.

sun, you've got me all confused now!