JessE

Hi Gabrielle!

Thank you for the quick response. I really appreciate it. I asked the teacher in yesterday’s class the same question. She said go ahead and let my shoulders rise in order to straighten my arms. But she also worked very strongly with me on extending upward before going back (I was sort of letting everything compress/collapse together.) That made a huge difference. Basically, I can barely go ‘back’ at all…I have to just go up and then lean back a tiny bit. But I can drop my head all the way back and it feels ok, especially if I do that first, then extend/lengthen upward, then lean back.

I am planning to take your advice next time and keep my shoulders down…that way I am working on opening them during the posture. If the shoulders come up, there’s not stretch in them.

Thanks again, Jessica