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Hi,<br><br>I have a tendency to hyperextend my

elbows while in down dog. Aside from being more

thoughtful during my practice, is there anything I can do in

terms of modification of the pose to prevent this? It's

pretty painful.

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Namaste<br><br>One of my teachers (Ken) has been

stressing some techniques, that he learned from Richard

Freeman, in many of his classes these days. When in down

dog he says to keep the shoulders rolled down the

back, as in the Mountain Pose, with the shoulders

rolling out, the elbows slightly bent (or as much as you

need to) in the normal direction (not the hyper

extending) and the forearms rolling slightly in with the

palms wide and flat sucking up energy from the earth.

This is very stable and it has helped me open up my

chest and upper back with out elbow or shoulder strain.

When doing UP Dog he says the same thing, shoulders

down the back, elbows in to the body and bent as you

use your arms to pull your spine long like a thirsty

yogi dragging across the desert.<br>So just play

around. I use the "microbend" technique with my elbows

and knees in the standing poses. I have found this

also gives me more stability and awareness to my body.

Well, I hope this helps. I am a student and I do not

know if I should even give advice. All I can say is

that it helps me and if it hurts you or feels strange

then please just forget what I have

said.<br><br>Namaste

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