Sleeping Tortoise Pose

Supta Kurmasana · सुप्त कूर्मासन

Sleeping Tortoise Pose

Supta Kurmasana · सुप्त कूर्मासन

SeatedForward Bend

Level

Advanced

Body

Seated, Forward Bend

How to practice

Choose a wide seated fold with knees bent and hands supported. Keep your back long and let your hips open gently without placing the legs behind your head.

Benefits

Provides a deep stretch through the hips and hamstrings while developing shoulder mobility in a low forward fold.

Who should avoid or modify

Use expert guidance for deep or bound versions. Do not force the legs behind the head, pull the shoulders, or compress the neck; avoid with back injury or during pregnancy.

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Sleeping Tortoise Pose

Supta Kurmasana · सुप्त कूर्मासन

Sleeping Tortoise Pose

Supta Kurmasana · सुप्त कूर्मासन

SeatedForward Bend

Level

Advanced

Body

Seated, Forward Bend

How to practice

Choose a wide seated fold with knees bent and hands supported. Keep your back long and let your hips open gently without placing the legs behind your head.

Benefits

Provides a deep stretch through the hips and hamstrings while developing shoulder mobility in a low forward fold.

Who should avoid or modify

Use expert guidance for deep or bound versions. Do not force the legs behind the head, pull the shoulders, or compress the neck; avoid with back injury or during pregnancy.