In this adventurous sequence leading to
Ardha Chandra Chapasana, you'll explore a liberating approach to balance, backbending, and hip opening.
Ardha Chandra Chapasana (Sugarcane in Half Moon Pose) To move into the Chapasana variation of Ardha Chandrasana, bend your top leg and reach your top hand to grab the foot.
If
Ardha Chandra Chapasana is the peak you're eyeing, says Power Yoga teacher Baron Baptiste, each step on the path must be mastered before you can get to the top.
The concentration needed to balance and open your front body and hips in
Ardha Chandra Chapasana requires an undistracted, internally focused mind.
Baptiste shares the story of a very driven, athletic student who lost his balance one day in
Ardha Chandra Chapasana.
Baptiste, founder of the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute, says it's the taste of freedom he experiences when practicing precision with a sincere willingness to be open to new physical possibilities that keeps him coming back to
Ardha Chandra Chapasana year after year.
Not exact matches
Ardha is the Sanskirt word for half, and
chandra means moon.