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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
WOW! Talk about one hell of a yoga pose. How do they keep from breaking their necks?
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It starts with training their necks, there are some exercises to straighten muscles there even before getting upside down on the head - its done for a few weeks or couple of months.
Then they start practicing standing on their heads against a wall with their hands down in triangular shape with elbows against the floor and palms locked behind their heads - it provides good support, trying to keep balance and not to touch a wall, once comfortable in that position, they do it with no wall support behind. Eventually getting very good at it and strengthening neck muscles that they feel comfortable standing in that position without hands support either. They get out of this position same way they get to it in reverse - putting feet down in front of themselves. As you've guessed landing on a back can lead to traumatic results - if you end up falling back, there is a way to group body to minimize the risk, but it's strongly not recommended to fall backwards.