For @kseniya as well, there is a little trick that often happens without thinking as we get comfortable with skills where we sit up with tails in our hands. The tails will slide a bit as we rotate up rather than holding the tails tight to allow the right about of fabric for our up right shape. You will still grab the poles about ear height as Rachel suggests to start to calibrate whether you grab higher or lower based on your flexibility for the split shape. As you sit up, press through the feet into the loops, ease on the grip just enough to let the tails slide slightly to then grab the poles. The squareness of the hips is key as Rachel says. And this will give you more room to rotate rather than a set about of fabric to work with. Note that Rachel does not let her lower back arch too much, she stays really tight through the low core. If the low back arches a lot, you will find a different stuck shape once you are upright, poles in hand!
Happy training!
