Cat Cow

Sanskrit Name:	Marjaryasana Bitilasana
Similar Pose Names:	Chakravakasana
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Arm Balance, Back Bend, Balance, Stretch, Prone, Seated & Floor, Animal
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Biceps & Triceps, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Knees, Lower Back, Middle Back, Neck, Psoas, Wrists & Arms, Upper Back
Chakras:	Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Back Pain, Depression, Headaches, Indigestion, Leg Congestion, Poor Posture, Varicose Veins
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Vata, Pitta

Sit with buttocks on heels. Come onto all fours. Wrists under shoulders. Pull navel into small of back. Inhale while raising head. Exhale, while lowering head and arching spine up like a cat. Repeat.

Stretches lower back. Engage care. Decompress spine.

Knee to chest. Raise leg or arm.

Neck injury.

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