Built To PoleYou are so cute!! How you teach is just awesome. I can tell you are very right brained, like me :-D 1 people like this

KungFuPuddyTatBrilliant lesson - thanks Veena :D 1 people like this

NettieMarie79Beautiful explanation and demonstration of a basic invert Veena. You made it look so simple. <3

VeenaThank you guys!

msusagiThank you too. I never knew I could be overdoing the "shoulders back" thing, but it makes sense. 1 people like this

monica kaynice blooper haha
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monica kayi really loved this video and could not stop thinking about it! what are your thoughts on laying on the floor superman style with the thighs gripping a pole and doing the cobra pull? I suspect it would work the legs as well as the shoulders and may even traction the spine! 1 people like this

VeenaThat stretch would be intense and should only be done if you have a good amount of spinal mobility :) 1 people like this

polebravelyMy shoulders are so weak. I will definitely be adding these exercises to all lessons 1 people like this

mercury5girlThank you, Veena, these exercises are great! This is why I love learning online with you, you take the time to break down all the important details and lay down the foundations so well. 1 people like this

VeenaThank you! 💜

travelerunderstars4916This was very helpful thank you! 1 people like this

Hazi411Love it! So helpful - thank you. I can see now that I need to work on my arm position - I tend to have my upper arm correct but I think my hands are too low. 1 people like this

StrangeFox Holy cow...I was watching your tuck invert and basic invert videos, and I had a eureka moment and looked up "scapula" on the site. That brought me to this brilliant video. When you invert, your shoulders are not "hunched" up by your ears like mine sometimes are. No wonder I keep having issues with my rhomboids... :S With hand placement I always thought the lower the better because the lower the hands the less you need to lift your hips. I tend to have my bottom hand shoulder height, and my top hand chin/mouth height, or bottom hand chin height, and top hand eye height depending on whether I'm doing tuck or basic invert. When I invert the elbow of my bottom arm is always near my rib cage. Could that be part of the problem, too? I've included a pic of the highest my hands go when I invert so you can get an idea of what I mean.

VeenaLower is not better and can cause rhomboid, trapezius and scapula pain. I believe that the method I teach where you place the pole into the arm pit, hold the arm straight out from shoulder height, then bend the elbow to grip the pole, places everything in a more neutral position to start. It's not the EASIEST way to invert, but I feel it helps prevent injury and it will better prepare you for aerial inverts.