I teach a weekly restorative yoga class at HealthFit Collective and occasional month ultra-indulgent restorative yoga class at Urban Yoga. If you haven’t tried restorative yoga, you have no idea what you’re missing! Here’s on of my favourites. It would be perfect after a long tramp with or without a heavy pack!
You’ll need a couple of pillows or folder blankets – stacked evenly.
- Sit with your right hip behind the stack of pillows. You might also want to pull a blanket over the top of you.
- If you have any injuries in your spine, lie down the pillows on your right side waist and support your head with your arm or another pillow.
- If your spine is ok, use your hands to gently turn your torso to lie your belly and chest down on the blankets (shown in the photo).
- Let your arms just relax at the sides with elbows wide enough that your shoulders are relaxing.
- Turn your head to face in the same direction as your knees. Or for a slightly stronger stretch turn your head in the opposite direction.
- Stay here for 2-5 minutes. Then gently press up to your hands and knees – sit your hips back to your heels and press down through your fingers to stretch through your back. Then switch to the other side.
Supported restorative child’s pose with spinal twist
