Cats are excellent yoga masters. They practice this ancient exercise on a daily basis. They stretch their torso, extend their arms, pull their upper body up or twist their body to achieve a level of precision that many people like us cannot compare to. [Also see Kittens Say Stretching is Hard Work]
Maybe the ancient yoga practitioners were inspired by their cats? It is highly probably since there are many shocking similarities between yoga and cat stretching poses. Check out the comparison pictures below and let me know what you think.
| Flickr/myyogaonline | Flickr/nagillum |
| Flickr/myyogaonline | Flickr/Jezlyn26 |
| Flickr/myyogaonline | Flickr/Amy Groark |
| Flickr/YoGeek Mami | Flickr/play4smee |
| Flickr/myyogaonline | Flickr/sushipop |
| I know this isnt yoga, thought itd be nice to include it | Flickr/End of Level Boss |
| Flickr/myyogaonline | Flickr/shiilo75 |
| discovery.com | Flickr/dsb nola |
| Flickr/hisashi0822 | |
| Flickr/myyogaonline |
Image via gcshoda