How to Do Half Moon Pose | Ardha Chandrasana Tutorial with Briohny Smyth

Learn how to do Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana). This free beginner video tutorial will teach you the proper alignment and technique to help you safely move into Half Moon Pose. Continue practicing with this full-length yoga class: alomov.es/Half...
Half Moon Pose is a standing balance that activates many different muscle groups. This challenging pose requires balance and focus.
Here are some health benefits of Half Moon Pose:
Strengthens your core and lower body
Stretches your spine, shoulders, and chest
Improves coordination and balance
Relieves stress
Improves digestion
How to do Half Moon Pose:
1. Start in Side Angle pose.
2. Place one hand on your back leg’s hip and reach your other hand forward.
3. Rise up onto your front leg and lift your back leg up, flexing your foot with your toes facing the side of the mat.
4. Root down through the corners of your standing foot and lift your kneecap up, firming the outer hip in toward your midline.
5. Make sure that your bottom arm’s fingertips are underneath your shoulder.
6. Gaze down and reach your top arm up toward the sky, creating one long line of energy between your bottom hand up through your top hand.
7. For an extra challenge, bring your gaze out to the side or up toward your top hand.
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[@thestarspark2288]

Such a fun pose, if you are struggling you can try it against a wall for support so you can build your strength.

[@le7062]

Awesome that you can talk through the pose

[@vikramapavan1871]

Clear explanation 🎉

[@samcox4343]

Beautiful demonstration

[@pritipranjali]

Love from India ❤❤❤

[@smendes2004]

My fav yoga pose.

[@vikramapavan1871]

Thank you

[@vasudevpranadas]

How do you safety come out of the pose.. this is imp as well.

[@themessenger6382]

Sadly you never got an answer

[@themessenger6382]

Cause I don’t know either

[@PlayboysMom]

@@themessenger6382 I would think you would come out of it the reverse of how you went into it. You can also use a block under your fingertips when first starting this pose so that it is a bit easier to get into and out of the pose and you may be more stable with the block.

[@eleonoras8132]

Bring your leg down and transition to waterfall or downward facing dog, hopefully this is helpful :)

[@nichole1715]

You can lower the lifted foot slowly to the ground behind you and come into a warrior 2 or you can, with control, lower the raised hand to the ground and step the raised foot in to meet the standing leg and forward fold.

[@random_explorer3009]

My knee is too weak 😢

[@nichole1715]

Each yoga pose can be modified for every individual. You can look up some modifications for this pose and see if any of them work for you. I saw one where a person is standing with their legs like this instructor but the legs are both on the ground the entire time. If you are bending the right knee, then you would keep the left foot rooted into the earth and raise the left arm up and still maintain the same line of energy. ❤