{"id":1212,"date":"2017-09-01T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentleyoga.ie\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2017-09-22T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T11:06:20","slug":"maintain-perfect-spine-health-cow-pose-cat-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentleyoga.ie\/maintain-perfect-spine-health-cow-pose-cat-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintain Perfect Spine Health With Cow Pose and Cat Pose"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Cow-Cat Stretch is the incorporation of COW POSE<\/strong> or BITILASANA<\/strong> and CAT POSE<\/strong> or MARJARYASANA<\/strong>. The two asanas are paired together for a gentle, flowing vinyasa. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, vinyasa is defined as \u201cbreath-synchronized movement.\u201d If you practice Vinyasa Yoga, you will move from one pose to the next as you inhale or exhale; that is, your movements will match your breathing.<\/p>\n The instructions below for the two postures each start and end in \u201ctable top\u201d position. Go back and forth between Cow and Cat on each inhale and exhale, matching your movements to your own breathing. Do this for 5 to 10 breaths and try to keep an even distribution of weight between your hands and knees.<\/p>\n Both Cow Pose and Cat Pose provide a gentle massage and stretch to the spine and neck. They also stimulate the belly organs, like the kidneys and adrenal glands. Cow Pose also stretches the front torso whilst Cat Pose stretches the back torso. The postures are restorative in nature creating emotional balance, relieving stress and calming the mind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Method<\/strong><\/p>\n Method<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cow-Cat Stretch is the incorporation of COW POSE or BITILASANA and CAT POSE or MARJARYASANA. The two asanas are paired together for a gentle, flowing vinyasa. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, vinyasa is defined as \u201cbreath-synchronized movement.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":1213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCow Pose or Bitilasana<\/h3>\n
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Cat Pose or Marjaryasana<\/h3>\n
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