KURMASANA

Turtle or Tortoise Poses

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Ardha Kurmasana
Half Tortoise Pose

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Ardha Kurmasana Demonstrated by Summer Cooke

Bikram Yoga College of India 1054 North 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103 Tel. 206.547.0188

Raise the arms overhead, interlocking the thumbs. Press the hips down, lower the arms to the ground in front of you, keeping your back flat, until the head touches the ground. Rest the little fingers on the floor, keeping the wrists and forearms lifted. Push back to press the hips down, elongating the spine. Exhale, lift the body up with a flat back until the arms are overhead. Release the arms down.

Kurmasana
Turtle or Tortoise Pose

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Kurmasana Demonstrated by David Swenson

Authorized Ashtanga Teacher

Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual: An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice by David Swenson Ashtanga Yoga Productions ISBN 1891252089

Kurmasana Demonstrated by Beryl Bender Birch

The Hard & The Soft Ashtanga Yoga Institute Beryl Bender Birch & Thom Birch, Directors P.O. Box 5009 East Hampton, NY 11937 Tel. 212-661-2895 Power Yoga: The Total Strength and Flexibility Workout by Beryl Bender Birch 1995 Fireside Publishing; ISBN 0020583516

What would this be called? Demonstrated by Ron Reid

Sanskrit Chanting & Kirtan Meenakshi (Marla Joy) 776 Logan Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4K 3C9 Canada Tel: (416) 706-6210 Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann This was listed as Yoganidrasana, but it's half way between a strange Kurmasana variation and Yoganidrasana.

Supta Kurmasana
Supine or Reclining Turtle or Tortoise Pose

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Supta Kurmasana Demonstrat ed by David Swenson

Authorized Ashtanga Teacher

Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual: An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice by David Swenson Ashtanga

Yoga Productions ISBN 1891252089

Supta Kurmasana Yogi Unknown

(eMail me if you know the Yogi's name!) Photo by Teija Tonteri As seen on Ashtanga.co m.

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