cat pose
Arched-back yoga stretch
Cat pose is a yoga position performed on hands and knees, rounding the spine upward while dropping the head and tailbone—the back arches like a startled cat.
It's typically paired with cow pose in a flowing sequence called cat-cow, used to warm up the spine and release tension: Start with a few cat poses to loosen your back.
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- yoga classOrganized instruction in postures
- stretchPull to extend
- archCurved spanning structure
- spineColumn of vertebrae
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