Kurmasana improves the functioning of your digestive and respiratory systems, it will relax your neck, head and shoulders. Stimulating the abdominal organs and relieving flatulence, the pose releases tight knots in the lumbar and sacral areas of your body. It improves your memory by increasing blood flow to the brain, the asana helps people suffering from asthma and constipation, takes care of all back problems and treats insomnia. Kurmasana lengthens the spine and opens the shoulders, it is a stress reliever and withdraws your senses, it calms your mind and prepares you for meditation, the turtle pose refreshes and rejuvenates you.