{"id":688,"date":"2023-04-01T05:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T05:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T16:17:23","slug":"utthita-kurmasana-standing-tortoise-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/utthita-kurmasana-standing-tortoise-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Utthita Kurmasana (Standing Tortoise Pose)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Utthita Kurmasana (Raised Tortoise Pose)\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Kurmasana is derived from Sanskrit words\u00a0\u201cKurma\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cTortoise\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201casana\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cpose\u201d. Standing Kurmasana is also called Utthita Kurma Asana.\u00a0\u2018Utthita\u2019\u00a0means\u00a0\u2018Raised\u2019. This is a forward bending pose, but an arm-balanced one as well. You can stay calm, while you are in this pose and also listen to what your body has to say.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2981 You can start with the seated forward fold to warm up. Slowly, you can then go to the legs spread out version, and then fold yourself forward.
\u2981 But before that, you have to bend the knees a bit, and walk the hands underneath the knees. The chest should move forward towards the ground, thereafter.
\u2981 Slowly, start straightening both the legs outwards. Your chin should be touching the ground in the process.
\u2981 Bend your arms at 90 degrees, at the elbows, and then, rest the thighs on the triceps.
\u2981 Firstly, you can lift one leg off the ground and then the next one.
\u2981 Try to spread the fingers as much as possible, to create support for the body.
\u2981 You have to engage the legs and point the toes forward.<\/p>

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Benefits of Utthita Kurmasana (Standing Tortoise Pose)\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2981 You must be knowing about all the benefits of this asana. It is similar to the ones offered by Kurmasana. However, you also get the added advantages of the arm balance.
\u2981 This asana provides your body, with a lot of flexibility. It stretches the spine, and related muscles.
\u2981 If you practice this asana on a regular basis, it will lead to spinal flexibility.
\u2981 When you fold your torso forward, you will get the benefits like opening up of the Diaphragm. It leads to expansion of the chest cavity.
\u2981 It also acts as an immune booster.
\u2981 Yoga can also help in hormonal acitivity, that can aid you in diabetes management.
\u2981 If you practice this asana on a regular basis, your endocrine system will become a lot more active. The secretion of the important hormones leads to better metabolism as well.
\u2981 The asana helps in digestion, as you will be exerting pressure on the abdominal organs, during the asana.
\u2981 When you are doing the raised version, it leads to arm balance benefits as well.
\u2981 This asana can also help in stabilizing the mind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u2981 If you have herniated discs, then you cannot practice this asana.
\u2981 If your lower back muscles are stiff, then also you must not hurry into the pose.
\u2981 If you have any shoulder injury, or any sort of joint injury, then you cannot do this pose.
\u2981 If you suffer from Sciatica, you cannot do this pose.
\u2981 All those of you, who are suffering from Chronic Arthritis, cannot do this as well.<\/p>

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Utthita Kurmasana (Raised Tortoise Pose) Kurmasana is derived from Sanskrit words\u00a0\u201cKurma\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cTortoise\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201casana\u201d\u00a0means\u00a0\u201cpose\u201d. Standing Kurmasana is also called Utthita Kurma Asana.\u00a0\u2018Utthita\u2019\u00a0means\u00a0\u2018Raised\u2019. This…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yoga"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-10.jpg?fit=275%2C183&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1454,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/1454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrishikeshyoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}