Half Moon || ARDHA CHANDRASANA

ARDHA || half CHANDRA || moon ASANA || Posture

Primary Purpose of Half Moon || Strengthens the standing leg, stretches the hamstrings and groin, challenges balance, and stimulates proprioception

Benefits of Balancing Half Moon

Strengthens

feet
ankles
knees
back
core

Stretches

groin
hamstrings
calves

Tones

lateral muscles of the spine and legs

Develops

concentration
balance
poise
strength

Increases

circulation of blood around liver, spleen, and stomach

Proceed With Care

if you have uncontrolled blood pressure, heart conditions or headaches
varicosities

Avoid Posture

if you have recent or chronic ankle or knee injury, inflammation or pain
if you have experience migraines

Common Misalignments To Look Out For

Reaching the top hand to the sky without hips stacking
Floating foot is not engaged

Encourage

Work on opening up through the hips so they stack
Rotating belly and chest towards the sky
Then lift the top hand
Lift through the back foot and extend through the heel, toes point towards your face

GIVE IT A SHOT!

In this class I lead you through one of my top five poses (if I had a top five 🙂

I’m currently enjoying and having fun flowing in and out of this pose especially after an adequate warm up in the hips flexors and shoulder blades. I also LOVE guiding individuals into this pose layer by layer. This pose will surprise you!