A contemporary tweak to a classic inversion, so-called “Funky Pincha” is an asymmetric posture that requires a tremendous amount of shoulder girdle and core strength to find balance on one palm and one forearm.
Astavakrasana (Eight-Angle Pose) is one of those postures that captures the imagination of so many early practitioners, and it’s easy to see why: it’s plainly impressive.
I sometimes make my students practice Bakasana (Crane Pose, sometimes mistakenly called Crow Pose in the West) as many as three times in a class, because the strength and locks-awareness you necessarily access are foundational for other, more advanced arm balances and straight-arm inverting in handstand.
