1. I've been meaning to tell you that I quite like this series you're doing on the basic moves. It's informative and helpful.

2. I'm lucky in that I easily build upper body strength. I love chaturanga and how it flows within the Sun Salutation.

3. That is a cool idea about working up to push ups and it turns out I've been doing that. In my case, I started with pushing off of a wall, then pushing off of the tall counter at the pass-through between the kitchen and living room before getting back into Sun Salutations again.