Headstand Preparation Exercises for Neck Strength and Neck Awareness

One problem I often see with people learning headstand is a tendency for the chest to collapse, particularly when doing headstand with the back against a wall. Here's a couple of suggested fixes, one to get around tight hamstrings, and another to build awareness of the ribcage and thoracic spine so that the student can recognize when their thoracic spine is straight and when it isn't.