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poses: Beginner

Cat Cow Pointer Sequence

Benefits:
Physical: Loosens back and spine; creates flexibility in core
Emotional: Balancing
Rx For: Warming up for yoga

1. Get on all fours and start this stretch by pulling your abs in and rounding your back upward into Cow pose.
2. Hold for a few seconds, and then press your abs down toward the floor, arching your back into Cat. Repeat one more time.
3. Next, raise your left arm in front of you, with your thumb pointing toward the ceiling and extend your right leg out behind you.
4. Hold this position for 5 seconds, then round your core, bringing your left elbow in toward your right knee.
5. Hold this position for 5 seconds, then extend and bring in for one more set. Repeat with the other side for two sets.

Comments

Brenda
06 Feb 2008, 10:59

It helps so much if you show pictures with the instructions. ex. on the print page the pose was not shown... Mom is 83 and needs to exercise, which will be a battle to begin with, but having a picture would help enormously!
Thanks
I don't get this sucurity image?????????

Massi
11 May 2008, 08:33

Just copy the page in another application, also copy the image and add to the document.
print!