The full name of the yoga pose is: One-Legged Reverse Table. However, the name “Cake with Candle” sounds much more elegant, so we prefer to use that. The flyer’s body is horizontal, one leg is extended vertically, and the other leg is supported by the base’s extended leg at the knee pit. The flyer’s arms are extended downward, vertically, and act as an extension of the base’s vertically extended arms. This is primarily a transitional pose, rarely used on its own, and it is not typically entered from the ground but rather from other poses.
Videos
This is how we enter the pose from the ground – and how we return to the ground.
Acrodemy
From reverse one-legged Shin2Foot in washing machine Four Step
YogaSlackers
Referenced Transitions
From Cake with Candle to Star
This is a unique and less common transition, known from one of the 3 Step variations. Instead of going through …
From Star to Cake with Candle
The base does not step on the flyer’s shin, but on the inside of the knee bend. Flyer lets herself …
From Inside Star to Cake with Candle
This is a rare, but beautifully interesting transition. It can add variety and creativity to your sequences.It’s one of the …
From Cake with Candle to Inside Star
This is a dynamic transition – in most washing machines, the side star is not held or clearly presented, but …
From Cake with Candle to Reverse one-legged Shin2Foot
The hardest transition in the 4-Step Reverse Washing Machine. The flyer must stay focused on rolling forward the entire time, …
From Back Bird to Cake with Candle
Four Step in reverse direction: this is one of the main transitions of this washing machine The base enters the …
From Cake with Candle to Back Bird
The flyer lifts their hips as the base steps into the flyer’s sacrum and removes their foot from the flyer’s …
From Reverse One-legged Shin-2-foot to Cake with Candle
This transition happens between two rarely used poses. However, the flow that includes this transition is one of the most …
