DESCRIPTION
Learn how to do Cow Pose (Bitilasana). This video tutorial will teach you the proper alignment and technique to help you safely move into Cow Pose.
Cow Pose is an opening stretch that targets your entire back body. This pose is often paired with its counter pose, Cat Pose.
Benefits of Cow Pose:
- Opens chest and shoulders
- Strengthens your back
- Stretches your neck and spine
- Massages abdominal organs
- Improves circulation, lung capacity, and digestion
How to do Cow Pose:
1. Start on your hands and knees with your hands directly beneath your shoulders and your knees beneath your hips.
2. Wrap your triceps back to create external rotation and point your elbows toward the back of the room.
3. Let your belly begin to fall and lift your tailbone up.
4. Bring your chest forward, spread your shoulders wider, and arch your back as you bring your gaze forward or slightly up.