✦ Kneeling

Cat-Cow

Marjaryasana-Bitilasana
Cat-Cow (Marjaryasana-Bitilasana) — Yoga for Back Pain
Beginner
Level
Kneeling
Style
1 min
Hold

Targets: Full Back, Lower Back, Neck

Benefits

  • Mobilizes the entire spine
  • Warms up the back gently
  • Releases tension between shoulder blades

How to Practice It

  1. Start on hands and knees, wrists under shoulders, knees under hips.
  2. Inhale, drop the belly, lift chest and tailbone (Cow).
  3. Exhale, round the spine, tuck the chin and tailbone (Cat).
  4. Move slowly with your breath, 8–10 cycles.

⚠ Use Caution If

  • Recent wrist injury
  • Severe neck pain