Hi Jennifer
can you give me some pointers. I can get one leg at a time wrapped over my shoulder and it is delicious but when I try both the second leg sends my lower back into a strain. how can I not go straight into my lower back. It doesn't feel good. Thanks, Lauri

Hi Lauri,
First, thanks for watching!
Second, if I could see your practice, it would help immensely. I need to actually see your body to be helpful. Are you on Instagram and do you post regularly? I'm running a challenge where i pose often. The posture you are working towards I do regularly because I'm focusing on older postures that have been around for a while. If you join the #asanaalphabet challenge, I'd be able to see you do it. If you ever come to our area, (Los Gatos), come to my studio. That's another great way. The only thing I can tell you without being in each other's presence, is taking the legs back is a process that is slow going... and it's not worth pain in your lower back. If you practice for a long time and open the body slowly, you'll likely get some results. But being patient with these deep forward folds is essential. I hope that is in some way helpful! All my BEST!! Jennifer

Jennifer thanks for getting back to me. I live in the Midwest but if when in CA I'd love to stop by.
I am on Instagram a lot for my business. And I follow also yoga anytime. To post myself I guess I need to follow you personally? Let me know. My username is Cuteclothesstore. Oh and I'm soon to be 59 next week. So definitely do not want to hurt myself. Just looking for a little muscle bone direction. Look forward to more, Lauri
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Hi Lauri-
I just started following you on Instagram. I'm jennprugh and that's how you'll find me. I'm more active on my personal page on FB (Jennifer Prugh) and less active on JenniferPrughYoga, but post only yoga stuff on that one. I understand not wanting to hurt one's self. I'm also in my fifties and am certainly more careful than I used to be. XOXO!!

Oh cool. I am following you in FB & Instagram as well. Thank you, Lauri

"When I come back up, there's a little less of 'the way it is' going on." :))))) I never looked at this facet of inversion practice before. Thanks so much.

Thanks for letting me know, Lori. Yes, it's worked for me for years! I may have told this story in the video, but I was a professor a long time ago. I cleared a place in my office for inversions after faculty meetings which generally produced stress or frustration. :D Being able to go upside down throughout the time I was working was always so helpful. Obviously, I eventually left that work and now can go upside down anywhere!! Thanks for your feedback. Happy New Year! Jennifer