Marjariasana (Cat pose)

Sequence:
  • Get down on all fours with your palms and knees on the floor and the back straightened out, forming a table top.
  • Keep your knees right below the hips.
  • Straighten your arms, so that the wrist, elbow and shoulder are in one straight line.
  • Keep your head in the center. Do not let the head hang down.
  • Fix your gaze on the floor.
  • Inhale.
  • Exhale and raise your spine so that it forms an arc.
  • Make sure your knees and shoulders are in position.
  • Bring your head down.
  • Inhale and bring the spine down to assume table top position.
  • Repeat 10- 12 times.
Benefits:
  • Brings flexibility to the spine
  • Strengthens wrists and shoulders
  • Massages the digestive organs and improves digestion
  • Tones the abdomen
  • Improves digestion
  • Relaxes the mind
  • Improves blood circulation

Caution:  People with neck injury should avoid this pose.

It is better to combine Cat Pose with Cow pose for inhalation.
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