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Inversion Challenge, Day 6: Handstand
Yoga teacher and former NFL football player Derrick “DJ” Townsel will help you hop into Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand).
Call upon everything you’ve learned throughout this Inversion Challenge—drishti, breath, alignment, and engagement—to practice hopping and tucking into Handstand.
This video is part of a seven-day inversion challenge hosted by yoga teacher and former NFL football player Derrick “DJ” Townsel. Find all the videos in this series here.