Ardha means "half," while chandra means "moon" in Sanskrit. Your body will take on the form of a half moon in this asana.
- Regular practice improves your attention span.
- It also helps with coordination and reflexes.
- The spinal stretch strengthens the paraspinal muscles, keeping the spine supple and aligned.
PROPS - A WALL AND A WOODEN BLOCK
- The wall provides support and aids with head and neck alignment.
- For individuals with tight backs who can't reach the floor, the wooden block makes the posture simpler.
BENEFITS
• Keeps the spinal muscles supple by rotating and flexing the vertebral joints.
• Relieves backache by toning the lumbar and sacral spine.
• Helps to correct shoulder misalignment.
• Relieves sciatica; improves circulation in the foot; relieves gastritis and acidity; corrects uterine prolapse.
PRECAUTIONS
- If you experience stress-related headaches, a migraine, eye strain, varicose veins, diarrhoea, or sleeplessness, avoid this asana.
- Do not gaze up at your lifted arm if you have hypertension.
- Keep your eyes straight forward.
- If done against a wall, this is the only standing asana that relieves tiredness.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Standing in Tadasana is the first step.
- Place a brick against the wall on its short side.
- Inhale deeply and stretch your feet 1 meter (3.5 feet) apart.
- Raise your arms over your head to shoulder level.
2 Turn your right foot in, slightly to the right, parallel to the wall, and your left foot out to the right, parallel to the wall.
- Place your right hand on the block and bend your right knee.
- Raise your left arm in the air.
3 Raise your right leg and straighten it.
- Raise your left leg to the point where it is parallel to the ground.
- Maintain a straight line between your left and right arms.
- Your left hand's back should rest on the wall.
4 Take a look at your left thumb.
- Maintain proper alignment of your right foot, thigh, and hip.
- You should keep your balance on your right leg rather than your right arm.
- Hold the position for a total of 20 seconds.
- On the opposite side, repeat the position.
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