Cat Cow Stretch Yoga. With a nice stable base in table top, this flow offers grounding as we begin to gently open up the back body and activate the core. This name, marjary and bitila comes from sanskrit script, where ‘marjari’ meaning ‘cat’ and ‘bitila’ meaning ‘cow’ is defined.
If moving your legs is impossible or difficult for you, let me know if you would like some more ‘upper body’ poses! Cat pose often is combined with cow pose (bitilasana) to lengthen and open up your spine. In yoga, “vinyasa” means to synchronize your movement with your breath as you flow between two poses.
It's also a good stretch for the abdomen and hips.
Cat and cow poses are a good way to warm up your back for further spinal stretches. In yoga, “vinyasa” means to synchronize your movement with your breath as you flow between two poses. Start on your hands and knees in a tabletop position. Getty images no matter where you look right now, there's a running theme of collective fear, frustration, anxiety.