Cat Tail

Instructions

Lie on your back and roll to your left side. Stretch your right leg to the left with an inhale and grasp your foot with your left hand. Straighten your leg. Bend your left leg back with an inhale and clasp your foot with your right hand. Kick your foot away from you. Gaze to your right. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Release and untwist with an exhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Kick foot away from buttock Foot flexed Shoulder relaxes toward floor Gaze in opposite direction of extended leg Modification: Keep your top leg bent and hold your thigh.
Exercise Name: Cat Tail Instruction: Lie on your back and roll to your left side. Stretch your right leg to the left with an inhale and grasp your foot with your left hand. Straighten your leg. Bend your left leg back with an inhale and clasp your foot with your right hand. Kick your foot away from you. Gaze to your right. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Release and untwist with an exhale. Change sides. Alignment Cues: Kick foot away from buttock Foot flexed Shoulder relaxes toward floor Gaze in opposite direction of extended leg Modification: Keep your top leg bent and hold your thigh. Primary Body Parts: Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps Secondary Body Parts: Glutes & Hip Flexors, Obliques, Spine Equipments: Categories: Supine, Twists