Half Tortoise
Ardha Kurmasana
Forward Folds
Beginner
Half Tortoise (Ardha Kurmasana) is a beginner kneeling forward fold. Shoulder/spine release, deeply calming.
How to cue it
- From hero/kneeling, walk arms forward, hips toward heels
- Forehead and arms to floor
At a glance
- Drishti
- Down / closedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Kneeling forward fold
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Knees; high blood pressure.
Good to know
Bikram series.
Build your class with Half Tortoise in Cue
Drop Half Tortoise into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.