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Full Body Mat Flow #44
Props: ball
Class notes:
1. Warmup with ball (1) seated on mat, knees bent, feet on mat, place ball between thighs, hands behind knees - roll back halfway and re-stack spine
2. Bridging with ball (1) ball between thighs, feet parallel - articulate lower and lift, (2) add pulse into ball x3 when ... -
Advanced Abs Mat Flow #43
*Advanced* abs mat flow. NOTE: At the beginning of the video I say intermediate mat flow. I thought about it after I filmed and decided the inversions make this flow advanced :)
No props
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) cat/cow
2. Bird dog (1) left arm and right leg extended - draw elbow to knee, re... -
Full Body Mat Flow #42
Props: light set of weights
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) cat/cow, (2) add a press back to child’s pose when spine is rounded, (3) find neutral table top, move in a circular motion around wrists, reverse direction
2. Plank (1) pike - peddle feet out, (2) flow plank to pike, (3) 3 legged plank to pi... -
Full Body Mat Flow #41
No props
Class notes:
1. Supine abs (1) right knee bent, left leg extended, hands behind head - lift chest, draw left knee in; lower head, extend left leg, (2) add rotation toward left knee when chest lifts, (3) extend left leg, hands to ceiling - lift chest, lift straight left leg, reach hands ... -
Full Body Mat Flow #40
Props: resistance band
Class notes:
1. Standing with band (1) place band just above knees, feet parallel, keeping tension in band - squat, (2) hold squat - walk it out side to side, length of the mat, (3) add on - walk out to left, stand on left foot, extend and lift right leg, walk out to right... -
Full Body Mat Flow #39
No props
Class notes:
1. Side lying left (1) bend bottom leg (right), extend top leg (left) - rainbow top leg forward and back, (2) make rainbow smaller and smaller, (3) little circles in one direction, reverse direction, (4) top knee bends, lower and lift top leg keeping shin parallel to mat, (... -
Lower Body & Abs Mat Flow #38
No props
Class notes:
1. Standing (1) feet parallel shoulder width distance, hands to chest in prayer - squat, (2) add arms - standing, hands by sides; squat, hands to prayer, (3) add on - squat, arms over head; standing, arms by sides, (4) hold squat - little pulses up and down, moving arms for... -
Abs Mat Flow #37
No props
Class notes:
1. Seated abs (1) knees bent, feet on mat, arms reach forward - roll back to c curve, return to seated, (2) roll back halfway, reach arms over head, return to seated, lower arms in front of shoulders, (3) roll back halfway, circle arms out and around as you return to seated... -
Lower Body Mat Flow #36
Props: resistance band
Class notes:
1. Standing with band (1) place band just above ankles, feet parallel, keep tension in band - squat, (2) hold squat - little pulses up and down, (3) hold squat - tap right leg out, back to center, tap left leg out, back to center, (4) hold squat, hinge forward... -
Full Body Mat Flow #35
Props: light set of weights
Class notes:
1. Warm up (1) flow plank to pike, (2) add bend in knees when in pike
2. Standing lower body (1) hands behind head, feet parallel shoulder width distance - squat, (2) add alternating lift of leg when standing, rotate towards lifted leg, (3) standing, exte... -
Lower Body Mat Flow #34
No props
Class notes:
1. Side lying right (1) clam shells, (2) bouncing clam, (3) extend top leg (right) - lower and lift, (4) sweep leg forward, pulse down & up, sweep leg back, pulse down & up, (5) sweep leg forward, internally rotate - lower and lift, (6) sweep leg back, externally rotate - f... -
Arms & Abs Mat Flow #33
Props: light set of weights
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) cat/cow, (2) neutral table top, move in circular motion around wrists, reverse direction, (3) pike - peddle feet
2. Plank (1) hold plank, (2) lift left leg, hinge back, forward, place foot on mat; lift right leg, hinge back, forward, place f... -
Full Body Mat Flow #32
No props
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) feet parallel, shoulder width distance - roll down
2. Plank (1) walk it out to plank, return to standing, (2) add push up when in plank, (3) hold in plank - press back to pike with bent knees, return to plank, (4) hold in plank, heels to right, toes to left, s... -
Full Body Mat Flow #31
No props
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) flow mermaid right to left, with forward flexion when moving side to side
2. Side lying right (1) both legs straight, top leg (right) lowers and lifts, (2) hover right leg - lower and lift bottom leg (left), (3) connect feet - both legs lower and lift, (4) hov... -
Restorative Upper Body Mat Flow #30
No props
Class notes:
1. Seated (1) shoulder shrugs, (2) shoulder rolls, (3) hands to ceiling, twist right separate arms, right arm back, left arm forward, switch
2. Supine (1) scapular isolations, (2) slowly scissor arms, (3) slowly circle arms in one direction, reverse direction
3. Prone (1) e... -
Full Body Mat Flow #29
No props
Class notes:
1. Seated abs (1) knees bent, feet on mat, hands behind hamstrings - roll back halfway in c curve, return to seated, (2) roll back halfway and hold, reach arms forward - continue moving forward and back keeping spine rounded, (3) genie forearms, twist to left, lean back, re... -
Full Body Mat Flow #28
Prop: magic circle
Class notes:
1. Standing with circle (1) hands to outside pads of circle, arms in front of shoulders - reverse lunge right, (2) hold lunge - little pulses in legs up and down, (3) add pulse in arms, (4) straighten right leg, hold lunge - hinge forward, lower circle to shin, li... -
Upper Body Mat Flow #27
No props
Class notes:
1. Warmup (1) cat/cow, (2) add a press back to child’s pose when spine is rounded
2. Plank (1) flow plank to pike, (2) pike, reach right hand to left shin, plank, pike, reach left hand to right shin, plank, (3) pike push ups, (4) plank - walk it down to forearms and up to h... -
Intermediate Full Body Mat Flow #26
Props: two gliders - if you don't have gliders, two paper plates on carpet or two towels on hardwood work as well!
Class notes:
1. Standing lunge with glider (1) left foot on mat, right foot on glider (on floor) - bend left knee, send right leg back, return to standing, (2) hold lunge - scooter ... -
Upper Body Mat Flow #25
Props: light set of weights
Class notes:
1. Standing with weights (1) feet wide and externally rotated - overhead press with sumo squat, (2) hold in squat, elbows bend, palms face up - open and close arms and legs, (3) hold squat, arms to T - little pulses up and down in arms, (4) little circles... -
Booty Mat Flow #24
Prop: resistance band
Class notes:
1. Standing with band (1) band above knees, feet parallel, keep tension in band - squat, (2) hold squat - pulse up and down, (3) hold squat - pulse out into band, (4) hold squat - tap right foot out and in, (5) step right leg out and hold - calf raise in left f... -
Restorative Lower Body Mat Flow #23
Props: band, strap, or scarf (something to assist with a hamstring stretch)
Class notes:
1. Seated (1) legs extended, hook band over arch of feet, hands on opposite side of band - round spine & re-stack
2. Supine (1) pelvic rocks, (2) arms to T, feet mat width distance - knock knees to right fin... -
Intermediate Full Body Mat Flow #22
Prop: ball
Class notes:
1. Supine abs with ball (1) ball in hands, hands to ceiling, legs in table top - crunch and reach ball to outside of right knee, return to center, (2) hold crunch - bend and extend legs, (3) hold legs extended - flutter feet, (4) double leg stretch, pass ball from hands t... -
Abs & Booty Mat Flow #21
No props
Class notes:
1. Bird dog (1) donkey kick in left leg, (2) hold with knee lifted, little pulses up and down, (3) fire hydrant, (4) hold with knee lifted, little pulses up and down, (5) combine donkey kick & fire hydrant (1 & 3), (6) hip circles in one direction, reverse direction, (7) re...
