find a wall, and bed at the hips, putting your arms against the walls, palms flat. make sure your arms are completely locked, so keep stepping back until that happens. next try and push your shoulders to the floor keeping your arms completely locked, your goal is to get your shoulders below your arms! it is very helpful, i have shoulder muscle issues and my physical herapist gave me this to loosen up my shoulder muscles! Another one is, to sit on the gourd, with your knees bent, and feet flat on the floor, put your arms back with your palms flat on the floor and lean back but try to keep your feet on the floor the more you push back the more you should feel the stretch!