What is Ardha Chandrasana 1
Ardha Chandrasana 1 In doing the Ardha-Chandrasana (half moon asana) pose; You receive unconscious energy of the moon, and this energy changes as per daily phases on moon shape.
- Moon is also a symbolic in yoga. It touches each individual it in its own manner. By doing this asana it makes it more important to raise those energies and use it for the benefit of your body. This energy might be in useful for our tired bodies.
Also Know as: Half Moon Pose 1, Ardh Chandra Asan, Adha Chander Asan
How to start this Asana
- Perform Trikonasana to the right side, with your left hand resting on the left hip.
- Inhale, bend your right knee, and slide your left foot about 6 to 12 inches forward along the floor.
- At the same time, reach your right hand forward, beyond the little-toe side of the right foot, at least 12 inches.
- Exhale, press your right hand and right heel firmly into the floor, and straighten your right leg, simultaneously lifting the left leg parallel (or a little above parallel) to the floor.
- Extend actively through the left heel to keep the raised leg strong.
- Be careful not to lock (and so hyperextend) the standing knee: make sure the kneecap is aligned straight forward and isn’t turned inward.
- Rotate your upper torso to the left, but keep the left hip moving slightly forward.
- Most beginners should keep the left hand on the left hip and the head in a neutral position, gazing forward.
- Bear the body’s weight mostly on the standing leg.
- Press the lower hand lightly to the floor, using it to intelligently regulate your balance.
- Lift the inner ankle of the standing foot strongly upward, as if drawing energy from the floor into the standing groin.
- Press the lowest part of the spine and backside of the shoulder firmly backwards, and lengthen the leg.
- Stay in this position for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Then perform the pose to the left for the same length of time.
How to end this Asana
- To release: inhale and press into the feet as you reach the fingers back up towards the ceiling.
- Return to Trikonasana.
- Repeat on other side.
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Benefits of Ardha Chandrasana 1
According to research, this Asana is helpful as per below(YR/1)
- Half moon deeply stretches and opens the sides of the body and improves core body strength, balance and concentration.
- Half moon strengthens the ankles and knees, improves circulation and energizes the entire body.
- Strengthens the abdomen, ankles, thighs, buttocks, and spine.
- Stretches the groins, mucles of the back side of thigh and leg, shoulders, chest, and spine.
- Improves coordination and sense of balance.
- Helps relieve stress and Improves digestion.
Precaution to be taken before doing Ardha Chandrasana 1
As per several scientific studies, precautions need to be taken in diseases mentioned as per below(YR/2)
- Recent or chronic injury to the hips, back or shoulders.
- If you have any neck problems, don’t turn your head to look upward; continue looking straight ahead and keep both sides of the neck evenly long.
- If you have headache or migraine, low blood pressure, diarrhea and Insomnia like problems then don’t practice this exercise.
So, consult your doctor if you have any of the problem mentioned above.
Histroy and scientific base of Yoga
Due to the oral transmission of sacred writings and the secrecy of its teachings, yoga’s past is riddled with mystery and confusion. Early yoga literature were recorded on delicate palm leaves. So it was easily damaged, destroyed, or lost. Yoga’s origins may be dated back over 5,000 years. However other academics believe it could be as old as 10,000 years. Yoga’s lengthy and illustrious history may be split into four distinct periods of growth, practise, and invention.
- Pre Classical Yoga
- Classical Yoga
- Post Classical Yoga
- Modern Yoga
Yoga is a psychological science with philosophical overtones. Patanjali begins his Yoga method by instructing that the mind must be regulated – Yogahs-chitta-vritti-nirodhah. Patanjali does not delve into the intellectual underpinnings of the need to regulate one’s mind, which are found in Samkhya and Vedanta. Yoga, he continues, is the regulation of the mind, the constraint of the thought-stuff. Yoga is a science based on personal experience. The most essential advantage of yoga is that it helps us to maintain a healthy bodily and mental state.
Yoga can help to slow down the ageing process. Since aging starts mostly by autointoxication or self-poisoning. So, we can considerably limit the catabolic process of cell degeneration by keeping the body clean, flexible, and properly lubricated. Yogasanas, pranayama, and meditation must all be combined to reap the full advantages of yoga.
SUMMARY
Ardha Chandrasana 1 is helpful in increase flexibility of muscles, improves shape of the body, reduce mental stress, as well improves overall health.
