Crescent Moon Pose
Description
This exercise involves standing with your feet hip-width apart, raising your arms above your head, and bending your torso to one side to create a crescent moon shape with your body. It helps to stretch the sides of your body and improve balance.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Crescent Moon Pose Instructions
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms at your sides.
- Take a deep breath in and raise your arms overhead, stretching your fingers towards the ceiling.
- Exhale and bend your torso to the right, keeping your arms straight and your left hand reaching towards the floor.
- Hold the stretch for a few breaths, feeling the stretch in your left side body.
- Inhale and come back to center, reaching your arms overhead again.
- Exhale and bend your torso to the left, keeping your arms straight and your right hand reaching towards the floor.
- Hold the stretch for a few breaths, feeling the stretch in your right side body.
- Inhale and come back to center, lowering your arms to your sides.
Crescent Moon Pose Form & Visual
Crescent Moon Pose Benefits
- Stretches the hips, thighs, and groin
- Relieves tension in the lower back
- Improves flexibility in the spine
- Calms the mind and reduces stress
- Can help alleviate menstrual cramps
Crescent Moon Pose Muscles Worked
- Quadriceps
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
- Calves
- Abdominals
- Obliques
- Back muscles
Crescent Moon Pose Variations & Alternatives
- Half Moon Pose
- Revolved Half Moon Pose
- Warrior III Pose
- Revolved Triangle Pose
- Triangle Pose
