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For someone like me, who loves props, it’s the stuff of nightmares dreams:

Waist-high orange steel cube with cut-outs along the edges and a not-precisely flat surface. Directions: Place hands on top of cube and bunny-hop into a handstand. “Are you kidding?!” looks are met with an even gaze and a nod.

Corner of wall and floor. Directions: Plug tips of middle fingers into corner and go up into a handstand (scissor-kick is acceptable, but the fact that you asked if scissor-kicking is okay probably just bought you some time on the orange steel cube). Note that the back of your head kinda hits against the wall when you kick up this close. Think a little bit about how practicing alone makes you much more self-conscious in a shala setting. It may be healthy to spend more time with other humans.

Ramp. Directions: Stand at the top of the ramp facing downwards. Walk legs up the wall and over into a handstand. Note that you thought you washed the body lotion off of your hands before you came to class, but now, as you sweat with fear in this weird downhill handstand, you are actually kind of sliding down the ramp on your slippery palms. Instruction from teacher: “Don’t freak out.” Laugh inside, because really, why waste your breath on laughing out loud? The mindreader can hear you either way.

Teacher. Yes, teacher as prop. Who knew? Acro yoga. SUPER FUN! I want one for my yoga room! Various instructions included: “Grab your feet,” “Relax your shoulders,” and another reasonable but hilariously funny: “Don’t freak out,” to which you reply, “Okay.” Because, really, what else can you say?