Restorative Lower Body Mat #23
August 2026
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21m
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 finding a gentle twist in spine, (3) repeat #2 on opposite side, (4) windshield wiper knees side to side, (5) grab strap, hook over arch of right foot, grab opposite side of band with hands - bend and extend leg, (6) hold leg extended - breathe into hamstring stretch, (7) take band in right hand - draw right leg out to right, (8) take band in left hand - cross right leg across body, (9) repeat 5-8 on opposite side, (10) remove strap, draw both knees into chest, place hands on top of knees - circle knees out wide and around, reverse direction, (11) figure four stretch right, (12) arms to T, knock knees to left, turn gaze to right, (13) repeat 11 & 12 on opposite side
3. Prone (1) place head on left forearm, gaze to right - grab right quad in right hand, (2) repeat #1 on opposite side
4. Seated (1) legs extended, hook band over arch of feet, hands on opposite side of band - round spine & re-stack
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