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When presented with a sore back, increasing stress, blocked sinuses or digestive troubles, an easy self-help remedy is to combine two simple yoga poses. The Cat and the Cow Pose. Follow these instructions to relieve early pain. If pain continues after a few days, give us a call for your free consultation at Indigo Spring.

  1. Begin on your hands and knees with wrists directly under shoulders and knees directly under hips. This will protect your joints.
  2. Inhale as you drop your belly slowly towards the mat, lift your head and chest to the sky and look up. This is the Cow Pose.
  3. Draw your shoulders down away from your ears.
  4. As you exhale draw your navel towards your spine and round your back towards the sky. This is the Cat Pose.
  5. Release the crown of your head towards the floor.
  6. Inhale into Cow Pose. Exhale into Cat Pose.
  7. Repeat 10 times and sit back upright.

Notes:

  • Work within your own flexibility and move slowly.
  • If wrists hurt, place forearms on floor.
  • If knees hurt, place blanket beneath them.
  • Practice the Cat Cow Spinal Curl in the morning, when you’ve been sitting for a long time, or as a warm up before exercise.

Enjoy!