cow pose
All-fours backbend
Cow pose is a yoga position performed on hands and knees, arching the back downward while lifting the head and tailbone.
The chest drops toward the floor, creating a gentle curve in the spine.
It's typically paired with cat pose in a flowing sequence called cat-cow, alternating between spinal flexion and extension: We started class with a few rounds of cat-cow to warm up.
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
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- spineColumn of vertebrae
- archCurved spanning structure
back · lower back · tabletop · hands and knees · inhale · deep breath · belly · drop · hips · all fours · mat · vinyasa · flexion · warmup · gentle · breathe · core · knees
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spinal position in yoga
cow posecat pose
Yoga position, spine curved upward
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