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Circus hand balancing, taught simply

Learn a handstand online, properly and at your own pace

Ben Lowrey’s handstand teaching, in order: the wall, the way down, then the shoulders. Watch the free videos, then get the full library when you are ready.

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A joyful group waving their arms around Ben Lowrey, who is upside down in a headstand at the front
Memories: Handstand workshop, March 2018
Ben Lowrey alone on a dark stage in a split-leg handstand, one knee bent and the other leg reaching out behind him

Watch Ben teach

Inside a Circoplex workshop

One of Ben's live workshops, as filmed.

  • Cartwheel to handstand

    A clip from the cartwheel tutorial. The whole tutorial is in the library.

  • Press to handstand

    Ben presses up, in one take.

  • Daily Handstand Drill 1

    Stag kick up to the wall. One of the daily drills.

The full package

The Ultimate Handstand Library

Everything Ben Lowrey teaches, in one place: 57 videos, 5 h 11 min of teaching, put in order by a 12-week programme.

  • 57videos
  • 5 h 11 minof teaching
  • 4full courses
  • 10tutorials
  • 43daily drills
  • 12 weeksprogramme that puts it in order

What it teaches

  • Wall work and shoulder endurance
  • Kicking up, and bailing out safely with a cartwheel
  • Shoulder alignment: why the shoulders, not the core, hold a handstand
  • Wrist and shoulder warm-ups that prepare you to go upside down
  • Tuck, straddle, stag and diamond shapes
  • Freestanding balance drills
  • The press to handstand, including from crow
  • Crow, headstand and forearm stand
  • Flexibility for handstands: hamstrings, hips, splits, backbends and shoulders
  • Spotting and partner work
  • Handstand transitions for yoga

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Look inside

What’s inside The Ultimate Handstand Library

All 57 videos, as they appear in the library. They play once you have lifetime access.

Courses 4

Tutorials 10

Daily drills 43

Show all 43 daily drills

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What do you already train?

Pick the page written for you. Same teaching, explained through your sport.

All paths, including dance, martial arts and coaching

Ben Lowrey spotting a student's handstand in front of the CIRCOPLEX LED sign as a smiling crowd watches
Memories: Circoplex Sunday, November 2018

The method

How Ben teaches a handstand

  • The wall first

    Hands close to the wall, toe taps only, until it feels familiar.

  • The way down next

    Learn to roll and cartwheel out before you chase a balance.

  • Shoulders, not crunches

    Ben's view: the shoulders hold a handstand. Push the floor away.

Memories

Real people, real rooms, a lot of laughing

Memories from our workshops, retreats and Circoplex Sundays, 2016–2019.

  • A big cheering group posing with Ben Lowrey on the green floor of a sports hall at the Salisbury workshop
    Salisbury workshop, November 2018
  • A whole class holding handstands in a line in front of tall arched windows, Ben Lowrey in the middle
    Victorian hall workshop, April 2018
  • Ben Lowrey poking his tongue out in a group selfie with waving, laughing attendees
    Salisbury workshop, November 2018
  • A student holding a handstand in front of the CIRCOPLEX LED sign and red curtain, with a crowd around the edge
    Circoplex Sunday, November 2018
  • Silhouette of Ben Lowrey in a one-arm handstand against an orange sunset over a lake
    Handstands at Chew Valley Lake, October 2018
  • A cheering group with arms out in a bright timber hall, Ben Lowrey crouching at the centre
    Countryside workshop day, April 2018
  • Retreat guests practising handstands under exposed oak beams with golden light through the windows
    Handstand and yoga retreat, November 2017
  • A large group throwing their arms out and grinning with Ben Lowrey in the middle of a bright studio
    Handstand workshop, April 2018

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Ben Lowrey laughing in front of the glowing CIRCOPLEX LED sign and a red curtain

In Ben’s words

Ben Lowrey started learning handstands in 2013, came to hand balancing through yoga and began teaching at the end of 2015.

“The wall is definitely your friend.”
Ben Lowrey, “How to Handstand against a wall”
“I don't want you to be in any urgency to get up and balance. That will come.”
Ben Lowrey, “The Two Best Handstand Drills for Beginners”
“If you walk through the door ... you already have enough core strength for a handstand.”
Ben Lowrey, “The Myth of Core Strength”

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57 videos, 5 h 11 min of teaching: Ben Lowrey's 4 full courses, 10 tutorials and 43 daily drills, with a 12-week programme that puts them in order. £97, paid once. 14-day right to a full refund.

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