Unless you are a 'superhero' backbender and able to arch back and grab the foot with the arms over head for postures like this one and Natarajasana, then you'll need to learn how to 'flip the grip'. You could also practice this progression using a strap. Even though this posture is the very last one of the Advanced Series in Ashtanga (which means that 90 percent of Ashtangis never 'legally' practice it) I think almost everyone would agree that it doesn't make much sense considering this is a muc