Hugging the Bear

Bear Hugging where to start ? I always have trouble with my arms and my elbows in particular and have heard such as there is an L in elbow etc. now Tori has explained how she would like me to carry my arms and my hands and to me it is a little bit like cuddling a big Teddy Bear.

When I was um err about let's say 3 or maybe 4 my Mum bought me Big Ted. He was called Big Ted because I remember vividly sitting up in bed hugging my Teddy Bear who was as big as me sat on my bed being hugged he looked me straight in the eye. So when Tori explained that I should have my arms slightly away from my side and my wrists slightly curved rather than broken at the wrist I immediately thought of cuddling Big Ted the important point being that the thought and the image in my head was relaxed and soft just like my arms should be.
This is a photo of Big Ted (he is on the Right) with Godfrey the Raffle win who has since gone to Charity and Tiggly as a kitten. So this photo encompasses the whole image of carrying your arms away from your side and in front of you with no tension. Now when I am riding if I feel tense I just think hug the bear.