This is another beautiful Catherine’s Wheel variation, following the same direction and overall pathway as the original. What makes it different is the flyer’s position: she maintains a Bow Pose throughout the entire rotation, giving the familiar washing machine a completely different shape and character.
The Bowcycle can be surprisingly challenging for the flyer. With her hands holding her ankles throughout the rotation, she cannot use her arms or legs to correct the balance or reach for the ground. Instead, she has to maintain the Bow shape and trust the base completely—even while upside down. That feeling of vulnerability can be one of the hardest parts of the sequence.
Why show four videos of the same washing machine? Because seeing different flyers perform it shows that this isn’t just a one-off trick created by a single pair. It’s a repeatable sequence—and perhaps one worth trying yourself.
The flyer is in a ustrasana (bow) pose throughout. The process is similar to the steps of Catherine’s wheel!
Jacob Brown and Debbie Collis
Another bowcycle
Used Poses
Bow pose
Flyer reaches back with her hands and holds her ankle Also called half-bow or superwoman pose, here the flyer holds only one ankle and extends …
Shoulder Supported Bow pose
In Shoulder Supported Bow, the flyer maintains a bow-shaped body position while balancing with her shoulders supported in the base’s hands. The base keeps his …
Whale Bow pose
Whale Bow combines the familiar support of Whale with the flyer’s bow-shaped body position. The base supports the flyer with his feet around her shoulder …
Ustrasana on hands
The Camel Pose is familiar to yogis and easy to perform on the ground. However, doing it while being held in the base’s hands is …
