Kurmasana

Tortoise Pose

Tortoise is a deep seated forward fold with the arms reaching beneath the legs.

Demanding · 8/10

Practise away from the screen with the Yoga Cards deck.

Start in a modest seated straddle with knees bent and hands supported.
With a teacher, incline forward and explore arm placement without forcing the shoulders beneath the knees.
Bring the arms free before returning upright and closing the legs.

Before you begin

Avoid with back symptoms, hamstring injury or painful shoulder compression.

A controlled stretch without back compression or nerve symptoms.

Explores deep hip hinging and posterior-leg mobility.

Straightening the legs to pin the arms or forcing the chest down.

Use a supported Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend.

Easy Seated; constructive rest