[nikalynn]

Make sure you are solid in your basic invert before attempting. 🙂 Looking for your feet is always a problem I see. I would suggest looking for a point on the ground behind you (or draw a dot on the wall) and look for that as you tilt. Make sure you are starting with your hips in front of the pole (as stated above) and tucking your legs into a ball as you tilt, then splay as your hips change positions with your head. Most women are not strong enough to lift into it with straight legs in the beginning. It is a progression. It is also important to let your hands slide down to hook your outside leg hang. Do not thrust your hips above your hands to hook, which is bad for your back (and looks messy). You also want to make sure that you don’t tilt your outside hip toward the pole when you invert-v. The pole should run under your inside armpit/bicep, alongside the inside waist and along the inner of your inside hip.

But like I said, the biggest struggle I see in the beginning is when people look for their feet to see them splay…which won’t allow your hips to come high enough.

Good luck!