Get my handstand on

As a kid I was always afraid of hurting myself or getting stuck in a position that I wouldn't be able to get out of (ie: putting leg behind head and not being able to return leg back to normal). I'd go on monkey bars and traverse across it, but I'd never go upside down on it. And at the pullup bars on the playground, I'd just hang on it and pretend to be a monkey, but I never attempted to do twirls on it.. haha I wonder why I had this fear, while I watched my childhood friends spin around?

Ok anyways, I guess I gave that little intro to state that I have never conquered a handstand (unless you count handstands in a swimming pool.. but I think that's cheating). So I want to make handstands one of my goals this year.

I have tried to be inverted and honestly, I think the head rush was just too intense and I had a headache for the longest time. I think I don't have the best circulation and maybe with gravity added to that, the oxygen and blood that could've reached my brain can be potentiated.. Hmm maybe my mental functioning, memory, and processing abilities can be increased my so much!
So I kind of searched briefly and decided upon a plan to achieve this goal :)

• I must make my arms, shoulders, and core strong. Do pushups everyday (at least 20 a day), and do random pushups throughout the day.
• Also practice Plank and Chaturanga for shoulder and core strength.

• Because my head is not used to being below my heart, I must acclimate to it. Or else I'm going to have the headrush again. Forward Bend, cradle elbows in hands, relax neck and shoulders, and take deep breaths
  
• Crow Pose 
  
   
• Practicing first as a forearm stand since there's more surface area to balance on

Actually, I would be quite immensely satisfied if I can manage a forearm stand

• And then evolve into a handstand as I progress

http://rachelbrathen.com/blog/handstands-101/

I came upon this video and I appreciated the easygoing attitude and encouragement of it. But of course there's plenty of information on youtube and on the internet to search for a style of teaching you personally are more compatible with. :)

Here are the sites I found some of the pictures from (others I found just as google image searches):
http://www.wholeliving.com/136225/how-work-your-way-yoga-handstand/@center/179721/yoga
http://yoganonymous.com/8-yoga-poses-to-help-you-get-your-handstand-on/