About This Pose
From Triangle Pose, shift weight onto the front foot and lift the back leg parallel to the floor, stacking the hips open and extending the top arm to the sky.
Benefits
- Strengthens the standing leg, glutes, and core
- opens the hips
- improves balance and spatial awareness
Cautions & Modifications
- Low blood pressure
- headache
- vertigo (keep gaze down)
Details
- Category
- Balancing Poses
- Level
- Intermediate
- Sanskrit
- Ardha Chandrasana
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