Marjarasana - Cat Pose Yoga
Have you been struggling with diets and workouts to loose weight? Do you go into overdrive to somehow reduce your waist line? Are you pregnant and sometimes feel weak? Do you often feel pain in your backbone, shoulders or neck? Are you suspicious that you are losing your vigor day by day? Well, if any of your answers is yes, then Marjarasana (popularly known as ‘Cat Pose’ yoga) is the solution.
Here are the step-wise movements to perform this simple, yet very beneficial yoga pose:
Benefits
Cat yoga offers a number of benefits. It spruces up your body and helps you reduce superfluous fat. The cat posture also provides instant relief from backaches and makes your back stronger and more flexible. The cat pose is especially recommended for pregnant women as it helps to keep the reproductive organs in good shape. The marjarasana also helps in increasing metabolic processes and makes your digestive system stronger. In fact, the marjarasana is considered to be the most useful and effective technique to cure disorders related to the stomach and spinal cord.
Precautions
You should avoid performing this posture if you suffer from symptoms such as back ache, pain in your wrists, intense knee pain, or pain between your neck and shoulders. In case you are suffering from any of these symptoms, do consider the following points:
Here are the step-wise movements to perform this simple, yet very beneficial yoga pose:
- Kneel down on your knees and hands; making a posture of a cat. Ensure that your knees are hip-width apart and your hands are shoulder-width apart. Keep your fingers flat open and toes tucked on the ground. Also make sure that the spinal cord is straight.
- Uniformly start raising your head in front and gradually start inhaling. Keep your jaws closed while doing this.
- Stretch your head upwards as far as you can. Keep your hands and knees firmly at their respective positions. Stay in this position for a while.
- Start bending your backbone upwards while inhaling and consecutively bring your head down in between your hands. It is alright if you make a sound while inhaling or exhaling.
- Repeat entire process for at least five to seven minutes or at least ten times after waking up early in the morning to obtain maximum benefits.
Benefits
Cat yoga offers a number of benefits. It spruces up your body and helps you reduce superfluous fat. The cat posture also provides instant relief from backaches and makes your back stronger and more flexible. The cat pose is especially recommended for pregnant women as it helps to keep the reproductive organs in good shape. The marjarasana also helps in increasing metabolic processes and makes your digestive system stronger. In fact, the marjarasana is considered to be the most useful and effective technique to cure disorders related to the stomach and spinal cord.
Precautions
You should avoid performing this posture if you suffer from symptoms such as back ache, pain in your wrists, intense knee pain, or pain between your neck and shoulders. In case you are suffering from any of these symptoms, do consider the following points:
- For wrist pain, perform the posture on your elbows instead, keeping them shoulder-width apart.
- For neck pain, look straight ahead while inhaling.
- For knee pain, cushion your knees with a folded blanket to avoid any jerky movements.