Ardha Chandra Asan
(Half-moon pose)
Ardha Chandra asan is derived from the Sanskrit. In Sanskrit, Ardha means half, Chandra is moon, Asana means pose.
So the pose can be called a half-moon pose. The significance of this pose is to channelize the energy of the sun and moon. This pose is responsible for improving balance in your body. This pose will help you to improve the blood circulation in your body. Ardh Chandra asana will is responsible your body, mind, and balance. this is a truly challenging pose. To perform this pose you need lots of balance in your body along with strength and patience. This pose needs a good balance between your body and mind. Practicing this pose will help you to lose excessive fat. This is a great pose to practice if you are planning to reduce excess fat from your body. This pose will give a good stretch to your shoulders, calf, thighs, and torso. This is a complete body stretch pose. Practicing this pose will reduce stress. It refreshes your mind. This pose will help you in releasing the excess gas from your belly. It is a good pose to practice by an individual if he is suffering from problems like bloating.
This pose will help you in maintaining your blood pressure. It will give a good massage to your internal organs and improve your overall health. This pose will help you to cure your anxiety and depression. it will prevent you from heart stroke by increasing the blood flow in your body. This is a good posture to practice if you are suffering from knee pain. This pose will open your chest and shoulder. It lengthens the shoulder and gives a good stretch to your torso.
Benefits:

• Increase blood circulation: This pose will help you to increase the blood circulation in your body. It increases the circulation of oxygen-carrying blood in your body.
• Improve body balance: This is a great pose to practice if you want to improve the body posture of your body. This pose will help you to enhance your balance.
• Cure bloating: This pose can be performed by an individual if they want to get rid of the bloating. this poise will be a great help for someone facing such an issue.
• Reduce anxiety: This pose can be practiced by an individual if they want to cure the problem of anxiety. This pose can be a great help in treating or curing your anxiety. This pose enhances your mood and refreshes your mind. The process of breathing that was performed during this pose is considered as one of the main reasons to cure anxiety.
• Reduce depression: This pose can be a great help if you want to reduce depression. daily practice of this pose will reduce depression.
• Strengthen abdomen: This pose will help you to strengthen the abdomen. practicing this pose on daily basis will lead to a healthy abdomen.
• Strengthen spine: This pose gave a good stretch to your spine. The stretch in the spine will lead to strengthening it.
• Tones the core muscles: This pose will tone your core muscles. It will reduce the excessive fat and tone your core.
• Reduce fat: This pose will help you to reduce the excessive fat from your body. It is a great pose to practice if you want to reduce excessive fat. This pose will reduce the fat from your belly, thighs, calf, and hips.
• Improve digestion: this pose will help you to improve your digestion. This is a great pose to practice if you want to improve your digestive system. It will give a good massage to your digestion and will enhance the digestive system.
• Opens up chest and shoulder: This pose will open up your chest and shoulder. It will give a good stretch you your chest and shoulder and strengthen and lengthen them.
• Help in tonsils: This pose will help you to cure tonsils cough and other throat-related problems.
• Increase flexibility: This pose will help you to increase your flexibility. This is a great pose to practice if you want to improve your flexibility.
• Increases focus: This pose will help us to increase focus. This is a great pose to practice if you want to increase focus. This pose will refresh your mind and body and will increase your concentration or focus.
• : This pose will help to cure uterus-related problems in women. This is a great pose to practice if you want to cure your uterus problem. It will make your uterus healthy and strengthen it.
• It will help you to cure tight hamstrings. This pose will release tension from your hamstrings which can be caused by running.
• This pose will strengthen your ankle.
• Balance and coordination can be improved by practicing this pose on daily basis.

Technique:
Step 1: Stand straight on a yoga mat.
Step 2: Slightly bent your left foot in the left direction.
Step 3: lift your right leg in the upward direction. bend your torso and head to the left direction towards the left foot.
Step 4: Place your left hand on the floor.
Step 5: stretch your light leg as much as you can in the upward direction.
Step 6: hold on for 15 seconds to 1 minute or as long as you can. Do not hold on to your breath. You should breathe naturally to avoid any kind of injury.
Step 7: Relax and get back to the initial position.
Step 8: Repeat the procedure on another side.
Step 9: practice this pose at least 5 to 10 times.

• Precautions:

• Don’t practice this pose if you are suffering from any kind of internal injury.
• Consult your doctor if you are suffering from kidney or liver-related problems.
• Ask your yoga instructor if you have an ankle injury.
• Practicing this pose is prohibited if you have just recovered from any surgery.
• Do not practice this posture if you are suffering from a hernia as it may worsen your condition.
• Avoid practicing during pregnancy.
• Consult your doctor if you have high blood pressure.
• Do not practice if you have hips, shoulder, thighs injuries.
• If you are suffering from diarrhea, avoid practicing this pose.
• Don’t practice this pose if you have slipped disk problem. Practicing this pose may worsen your condition.
• If you have back pain, then avoid practicing this pose.
• Practice this pose under observation as this pose may cause injury.
• Do not control your breath. Controlling your breath might cause injury.

Props and modification:

• Use yoga bricks to avoid any injury. You can place your hand on yoga bricks if you are unable to touch the floor.
• If you don’t have any props, then you can use a blanket to give yourself support.
• Use the wall as a prop to balance yourself.
• To give yourself a challenge, you can add weight on the right hand. This will increase the difficulty level of this pose.
• To practice this pose without injury you can use a chair to make yourself comfortable.
• Take the help of a friend or yoga instructor to bend yourself in the correct posture to avoid injuries.