Cat Cow Yoga Stretch. 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. Cat and cow poses are a good way to warm up your back for further spinal stretches.
The cat and cow poses are considered simple yoga poses. The sanskrit name of the cat pose, marjaiasana, comes from marjay meaning cat and asana meaning posture. Both the cat and cow poses stretch the lower spine, hips, back and core muscles.
Cat and cow poses are a good way to warm up your back for further spinal stretches.
Start on your hands and knees in a tabletop position. In yoga, “vinyasa” means to synchronize your movement with your breath as you flow between two poses. 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. Start on your hands and knees in a tabletop position.