Hi Michele, I wish I could see how your body moves to give you the best advice or cue! My gut feeling is to make sure you feel your Powerhouse (PH) working while using the back of your thighs to make your beautiful long legs even longer. I am no dancer but it has helped me out tremendously lately to draw my PH in and up, lengthening my lower back, while reaching my legs longer and longer (not gripping). How is your Open Leg Rocker? Are you able to feel how the Powerhouse stabilizes your pelvis and pulls your waist back away from your thighs? How is your Roll Up? Are you able to push the back of your thighs down into the mat and lengthen them out of your hips as you roll up? My final thought is to really work the "Sari" or "Shoulder Roll Down" on the Cadillac or Wall Unit. This will tremendously help to get out of your hip flexors which I am thinking are creating a lot of havoc in your Teaser. Let me know if this helps! Monica:)
Hi Monica, yes its definitely my hip flexors that take over because of my proportions! Open Leg Rocker I can do with legs bent and Roll Up is fine (I do push back of thighs down into the mat to roll up). Thank you for the advice and yes I wish you could see my body move too!! Michele :)
Michele, If you have some time, (because it’s quite a long class) try class #2896. It’s an amazing flip flexor release that should help you get your teaser!