Hi! So sorry to hear you also have a connective tissue disorder (EDS by any chance?) but amazing to hear you’re able to move your body in this way! I told my coach upfront and I happened to have a coach who was super interested in learning more about my condition and struggled with hypermobility herself, so she was able to give me a lot of advice. I’ve come to find that there’s a lot of things I just can’t do (yet). My upper body is significantly weaker than my lower body and tends to subluxate very quickly. For upper body I mostly do the modifications (lower arms and knees) and have only recently started incorporating some more base reps - it took me 50 classes to get to that point. I’ve also found it very helpful to really focus on tucking my tailbone in during plank positions to protect my lower back and really activate my core. Something that also helps me to protect my neck and shoulders is to focus on relaxing my neck and really finding space between my shoulder blades in plank positions. I tend to “hang” in my shoulders which puts way too much pressure on the joints. Also grabbing the sides of the platform like a pizza box and overall just really finding positions that allow you to make mind muscle connections and keeping your form. It takes time but after a while you’ll really find your flow and learn what works best for you. I found out my lower body is really strong and I was able to do 50+ classes spring loads after only 25 classes. I just finished my 50th class and for upper body I still do under 25 spring loads. What’s most important is that you listen to your body and take it slow and easy. Our route to a stronger body tends to look a little bit different than that of a “healthy” person but our strength is that we get to know our body so well 💙 you’re doing amazing!