Nita-Rose

Thank you so much for your responding to the question.  I am waiting for the DVD to arrive as I am sure that will also clarify – but your response is perfect.  I understand now that is more about keeping the shoulders down than about trying to draw the elbows together when I begin … so, for me, I should rather keep the elbows apart because the more I draw them in, the more my shoulders hunch up and round forward.  But the intention is to keep the tension of the forearms/elbows pulling in towards each.  If I am not understanding correctly, please let me know – again, I think when the DVD arrives this will become apparent.  The photo in the book shows the model with her forearms together at the start and there is no way I can do that.  It also shows her arms lifted almost parallel to the floor when  with the neck back … I cannot raise my arms that high … I cannot raise my arms all the way along side my face either …but I am sure that with practice I may achieve that full range of motion?  Or is it that not everybody can get their arms lifted that high and close to the ears?  Or that high when forward and together with head back?