I thought I'd just mention that pressure or following guidelines as to how much weight to use when honing varies for me with the balde size and weight. Where i'd never use significant pressure with a full hollow I will when working on an old and very blunt wedge.
I've also sat hones on my left hand or on my thigh while using them.
The penny dropped, so to speak, for me and honing when someone stood behind me and physically guided my hands when I was a child. For ages before that I'd struggled to put a decent edge on a knife or tool.