Wednesday, 4 June 2014

18.HALF MOON POSE - ARDHA CHANDRASANA



18.Half Moon Pose - Ardha Chandrasana


Instructions:
1. Stand straight with feet together with both hands at your sides.
2. Breathing in move your right leg horizontally to right side to widen the distance between your legs.
3. Breathing out turn your left feet to left side and turn the top part of body to look to left.
4. Breathing in open the arms out, bringing the left arm in front of you and right arm behind.
5. Breathing out bend forward to touch the floor in front of your left feet with your left and extend your right hand up raising your right leg off the ground. Bring your right leg parallel to the ground. Do not bend your knees.
6. Remain in this position for 5 breathe in and breathe out.
7. Breathing in come to position no.4.
8. Breathing out come to pose number 3.
9. Breathing in come to pose number 2.
10. Breathing out come to pose number 1.
Repeat the same starting with the right leg.

Benefits: strengthens the legs, stretches the groins, hips, opens chest and cleanses internal organs.

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