{"id":338,"date":"2016-08-04T09:52:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T04:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:06:34","slug":"benefit-of-marjaryasana-bitilasana-cat-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/benefit-of-marjaryasana-bitilasana-cat-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"BENEFIT OF MARJARYASANA-BITILASANA (CAT- COW)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&quot;1&quot; _builder_version=&quot;3.22&quot; custom_padding=&quot;0px|||||&quot;][et_pb_row column_structure=&quot;2_3,1_3&quot; use_custom_gutter=&quot;on&quot; gutter_width=&quot;2&quot; make_equal=&quot;on&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;][et_pb_column type=&quot;2_3&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot; background_color=&quot;#f7f7f7&quot; custom_padding=&quot;40px|20px|40px|20px|false|false&quot; border_width_all=&quot;1px&quot; border_color_all=&quot;#d8d8d8&quot;][et_pb_image src=&quot;https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cat-cow-pose.jpg&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot; custom_margin=&quot;||30px||false|false&quot; hover_enabled=&quot;0&quot;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;]<h2>Marjaryasana-Bitilasana (Cat-Cow)<\/h2>\n<h2>Steps:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring your hands beneath your shoulders and knees beneath your hips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Inhale as you drop your belly button toward the earth and lift your heart and hips to the sky into Bitilasana (Cow Pose).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread across your shoulders and sitting bones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhale as you round your upper back toward the sky, dropping your gaze to your navel and pressing your hands and feet into the earth in Marjaryasana (Cat Pose).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue for 10 rounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Benefit of Marjaryasana-Bitilasana (Cat- Cow):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Improves posture and balance.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens and stretches the spine and neck.<\/li>\n<li>Stretches the hips, abdomen and back.<\/li>\n<li>Increases coordination.<\/li>\n<li>Massages and stimulates organs in the belly, like the kidneys and adrenal glands.<\/li>\n<li>Creates emotional balance.<\/li>\n<li>Relieves stress and calms the mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&quot;1_3&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot; background_color=&quot;#f7f7f7&quot; custom_padding=&quot;40px|20px|40px|20px|false|false&quot; border_width_all=&quot;1px&quot; border_color_all=&quot;#d3d3d3&quot;][et_pb_image src=&quot;https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OUR-PHILOSOPHY.jpg&quot; url=&quot;https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/&quot; module_class=&quot;sticky&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marjaryasana-Bitilasana (Cat-Cow) Steps: Bring your hands beneath your shoulders and knees beneath your hips. 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