Cat Cow Pose Yoga. As students have varying abilities, a given yoga pose may be easy for a particular student but hard for another. It involves moving the spine from a rounded position (flexion) to an arched one (extension).
Make sure you have water, space, comfortable clothing that allows movement, and a yoga mat if you would like. Cat cow pose is considered the beginners yoga pose. Dog tilt pose is also known as bitilasana / cow pose.
This name, marjary and bitila comes from sanskrit script, where ‘marjari’ meaning ‘cat’ and ‘bitila’ meaning ‘cow’ is defined.
This series gently warms up and strengthens the spine, improving posture and balance and increases coordination which prepares the body for more advanced poses. The sanskrit name of the cat pose, marjaiasana, comes from marjay meaning cat and asana meaning posture. Start on your hands and knees in a tabletop position. Let's continue reading the wonderful benefits of cat cow pose to see why.