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Cat-Cow

Marjaryasana-Bitilasana

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Cat-Cow (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana) is a beginner kneeling flow. Spinal mobility, breath linking, warm-up.

Sage line drawing of Cat-Cow

How to cue it

  1. Inhale Cow (arch), exhale Cat (round)
  2. Move with the breath, wrists under shoulders

At a glance

Drishti
FlowingWhere the eyes rest.
Family
Kneeling flow
Level
Beginner
Chakra
Throat (Vishuddha)

Take care

Wrists.

Counter poses

What to offer after Cat-Cow to let the body settle.

Good to know

Combines Cat + Cow. Also appears as a Core warm-up.

Build your class with Cat-Cow in Cue

Drop Cat-Cow into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.

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