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Garbha Pindasana
Embryo in the womb pose
Embryo in the womb pose. In lotus, the arms threaded through the legs, rolling on the back.
Awaiting subject reviewWritten from our source material and not yet checked by a teacher of this practice. Read it as reference, and learn the practice from someone who teaches it.
- Meaning
- garbha = womb, pinda = embryo, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Seated
- Level
- Advanced
- Gaze
- Nose
Take care
Do not attempt this without a teacher and an easy lotus. Avoid with any knee injury.
Learn this with a teacher
This page is for reading. The practice itself should be learned in person from someone who teaches it, so there are no practice controls here.
Find a teacherHow it is done
- 1
Breathe freely
Sit in Padmasana and thread the arms through the gaps between thighs and calves, hands holding the face.
- 2
Breathe freely
Stay for five breaths. In the Ashtanga count, roll on the back in a circle several times before coming up.
Holding it
Five breaths, then the rolling.
Making it easier
Hug the knees in a cross-legged seat and roll on the back without the lotus.
What the tradition says it does
- Deeply flexes the hips and knees
- Massages the back as you roll
To prepare
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4
- Ashtanga Primary Series as commonly taught in the Mysore style; sequence order and counts await subject review