Prenatal Yoga Poses | Ardha Chandrasana | Half Moon

Asana (Sanskrit)

Ardha Chandrasana

Posture (English)

Half Moon

Description / Explanation

• From Trikonasana (triangle) bend the front leg slightly and begin to lift the back leg up and away from the mat
• Lengthen the front leg and lift and lengthen the back leg

Benefits

• Reduces anxiety, nervous tension
• Strengthens spine
• Strengthens pelvic muscles
• Reduces nausea

Contraindications

• Toxemia

Notes

Recommendations from Geeta Iyengar: place the hand on a block. “If you keep your palm on the floor (as a nonpregnant woman might do), your spine will slant downward and the sides of the pelvis will narrow, which is harmful to the fetus”