When I first started yoga, inversions were the thing I dreaded most.

I’d watch other yogis float into handstand or balance in forearm stand like it was effortless.

But every time I tried, the same cycle repeated: I’d kick up against the wall, wobble and collapse, copy drills from Instagram without knowing if they were helping and eventually leave the mat with sore wrists, a tired body, and more frustration.

After years of trial and error, I started to believe inversions just weren’t for me.

Then came my breakthrough.

I watched a 70-year-old woman hold a flawless handstand, casually chatting with the student next to her as if it were nothing. She wasn’t muscular. She didn’t look like an athlete.

So I had to ask: “How are you doing that?”

She shared a simple progression her school PE teacher had taught her decades earlier.

Until then, I thought progress meant trying harder: kicking up more, holding longer, copying whatever drills I found.

But that moment showed me something else was at play - subtle details, skills I’d never been taught.

And once I began focusing on those details, everything shifted.

Headstand stopped straining my neck. Forearm stand turned from a one-second wobble into something steady. And handstand, the posture I used to avoid, became a challenge I looked forward to instead of feared.

The real test came when I shared these steps with others…

Students who had been stuck for years suddenly found themselves holding headstand without strain.

Yogis who had written off forearm stand as “not for them” were able to float and stay balanced.

Even handstand, the pose so many avoid, became a skill they could approach with confidence instead of fear.

Over the years I’ve guided thousands of students through these simple but powerful steps, and the results have always spoken for themselves.

But don’t just take my word for it, here are some of the breakthroughs my students have experienced: