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+Plant Based Solution Yes, good advice. I started to do some counter stretching ...but I should really be doing the yoga so my whole body it doesn't stiffen up.. I do weights and walking but need some flexibility stuff.

+Bonnie Sue Glad to hear.  I've made a concerted effort since starting yoga classes to continually check in w/ my shoulders.  I worked in restaurants and catering for many years.  I carried a lot of heavy plates and bus tubs.  When we do those one-sided types of activities w/o counter stretching, or even an awareness of there always being a front and back side which needs development, then we pay for it later on, as Don & I both can attest to.When you can thru your day, do counter stretches.  One is to lock your thumbs behind your back, stand straight, pressing down at the heels, lifting the knees, then stretch your arms back.  Elbows can be bent.  Switch the inter lock of thumbs and repeat.  Also, take clasped hands over head, palms up w/ tightly interlocked fingers.  Stand tall and straight in Tadasana as above.  Press down w/ heels while arms extend straight above. Keep ab, tail bone, and rib cage in.  Try to rotate biceps in, triceps out to move upper arms away from ears.  Do that all day, changing interlock each time of fingers.  Hope those help.

+Shanti565 I put a couple good stretches for shoulder in the above reply comment to Bonnie Sue.  But also for shoulder, you can do the clock against the wall w/ one arm.  Stand forward, side to wall.  Extend arm straight up, against wall w/ palm on wall.  KEY:  Press down really well at knuckles to take strain off wrists!  Keep whole body as forward, tall and straight as possible while feeling stretch in arms/shoulders.  Then move as you can your arm in clock like fashion, quarter turns, so begin at noon, then 3:00, 6:00.  Also good stretch is the arms used in full tree pose.  Interlock arms at elbows, wrapping around forearms to clasp your hands.  Then hold that as you lift your arms.  They will be bent at the elbow, and extended up.  Also, stand in a door jam w/ arms out at sides, elbows bent, hands pointing up, so upper arm is parallel w/ floor, forearm and hands are perpendicular.  Press against the door jam, and lean forward for a great stretch. Also grasp something at about waist level, and lean back to open up the back as well.  Hope these help.  There are restorative yoga therapy poses you can do like creating a rolled up blanket to lay on.  It should be between the scapula, and when you lay, the tops of the shoulders need to come down, and the neck and head need support to not be over extended or in traction.  Just place another blanket up to tops of shoulders as needed.  Find a comfortable position, and just lye there for a while while watching a show or before bed to relax.  

will do!!

+harry eason Yay, keep us posted on your progress!

+Vegas Fruity Right now, just 1 minute.  Next challenge will be one handed.  And being able to do the handstand w/o a wall!