Ardha-Kurmasana
Half Tortoise Pose

BENEFITS:
  • Relieves stress
  • Aids migraine prevention or treatment
  • Helps with insomnia
  • Assists in relieving digestion difficulties including constipation
  • Stretches lower parts of lungs, increases lung capacity
  • Increases circulation to the brain
  • Firms abdomen and thighs
  • Increases flexibility of hip joints
  • Improves mobility of shoulder girdle and associated muscles (deltoids, triceps, latissimus dorsi)
tips:
  • The keys to deepening this posture are enjoying it and taking long slow inhales and letting the muscles soften on the slow inhales.
  • Keep the wrists and forearms off the floor.
  • Imagine a loosening through the lower back and let the buttocks fall to the heels.