Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
These variations for the position of your arms in Warrior I pose can challenge your balance to help improve body awareness in your legs, and give you added stretches in your chest, shoulders and back.
There are many variations to sun salutations. In this video
I demonstrate three different variations for sun salutations to help you build your own yoga practice at home. They feature gentle, intermediate and strong options.
Finding the right position for you of the shoulders and elbows in a press-up is more about activating the right muscles. This helps protect the shoulder, wrist and elbow joints from injury.