Half Moon Yoga

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BenefitsWarm UpPeak SequencingEntering Half Moon PoseCool OffIt strengthens the hips ankles and inner thighsIt activates all the abdominal muscles especially the obliques and pelvic muscles significantlyIt stretches the groin musclesIt’s also a tricky balancing pose and anything that helps you practice balancing is great for growing concentration focus and cognitive function Half Moon Pose is a shape that requires a fair amount of heat and strength in the hips core and low back This means you need to spend a long time warming up Credit TheTalko To warm up the hips and core together you can add mountain climbers (knee to chin or elbow) to your CatCows and your Surya B repetitions Next hover in a yoga squat (Malasana) for 30 seconds before stepping back to Plank and stretching out in Cobra or Upward Facing Dog Repeat these movements three or four times Once you can easily feel some warmth in your core and hips you might be ready to try building up to Half Moon Pose There are a few ways to enter the pose and for both you should make sure you have a block handy at a high setting as it helps line up the spine for you If one entrance type doesn’t work for you for any reason try another Beginners may even want to use a wall Credit Julia Lee From Down Dog lift one leg at a time to the sky and bend the knee to stack the hips Pause for 3 breaths on each side Step to a High Lunge and slowly press forward into Warrior III Hold for three breaths practicing rooting into your standing leg and lifting your kneecap to engage your thigh muscle while pressing into the heel of your lifted foot Land softly and open to Warrior II Make sure you can see your front big toe in front of your kneecap and that your back leg is engaged with the outer edge of the back foot pressing into the floor Then lean back for peaceful Warrior Finally open to Extended Side Angleand pause for five deep breaths squeezing your two feet and thighs towards each other 1 You could come up into Half Moon Pose from Side Angle Placing your hand on a block at the top of your mat gently lean your weight forward Make sure to engage your core and the back leg as you lift it to help your low back Half Moon always requires a flexed lifted foot 2 Alternatively go from Side Angle into a Forward Fold to Enter Half Moon Find a halfway lift in Ardha Uttanasana(place your hands on your shin bones and extend your spine and chest forward) From there reach your right hand down to a block directly under your shoulder Engage your abdomen arm and both legs to begin extending the left leg back just as you did in Warrior III Use the hand on your hip to turn your pelvis up towards the sky and note that your lifted toes will now point towards the wall in front of you (If this doesn’t feel good for your hip then c Use Pigeon poseon your belly Forward Fold and Bridge followed by a Reclined Twist to help unwind your Half Moon and stretch out your core glutes and hips Keeping your Half Moon pose safe requires listening acutely to your body If our core and thigh muscles are not engaged your back will not be safe If your foot is not flexed your hip will be working overtime So go slowly into and out of this balance and if your body says “Nope not today” then try again a different day—and perhaps warm up a little more next time Image Credit Sanaa Jaman.

How to Do Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana)

Half Moon Pose is a standing yoga posture that will challenge your leg muscles and your ability to balance It can also be a fun pose to transition into from Extended Triangle (Utthita Trikonasana)! The two poses are similar in their fullbody extension Half Moon is like a balancing variation of Triangle The Sanskrit.

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The half moon yoga pose (Ardha Chandrasana) is a standing balancing pose that&#39s particularly challenging It&#39s an intermediate pose so be sure you know your yoga fundamentals and are able to do Triangle Pose before you attempt Half Moon In a flow sequence you would go from Triangle to Half Moon to Downward Facing Dog Occupation Yoga Teacher Writer.

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