What is Ardha Chandrasana in Yoga

[paul linus]

Stand in Mountain Pose (Tadasana) with feet together or hip width apart. Inhale your arms overhead and clasp the hands together, interlacing the last three fingers and thumbs while pointing your index fingers skyward. Exhale to one side, looking up slightly into your elbow and tucking the chin to keep the back of the neck long. Turn the hips slightly in the direction you are facing, keeping both sides of the body long and the chest open. Engage the low abdominals and “tuck” your tailbone to protect the low back. This posture will lengthen the obliques and the muscles along the rib cage and underarms.