{"id":1381,"date":"2014-07-08T09:06:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T03:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2017-05-12T19:50:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T14:20:34","slug":"ardha-chandrasana-anjaneyasana-half-moon-pose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/ardha-chandrasana-anjaneyasana-half-moon-pose\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardha Chandrasana (Anjaneyasana) &#8211; Half Moon Pose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ardha &#8211; Half<br \/>\nChadra &#8211; Moon<\/p>\n<p>This posture is also called Anjaneyasana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2381\" src=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ardha-Chandrasana-Anjaneyasana-Half-Moon-Pose.jpg\" alt=\"Ardha-Chandrasana-(Anjaneyasana)-Half-Moon-Pose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ardha-Chandrasana-Anjaneyasana-Half-Moon-Pose.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ardha-Chandrasana-Anjaneyasana-Half-Moon-Pose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ardha-Chandrasana-Anjaneyasana-Half-Moon-Pose-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start in <a title=\"Ashwa Sanchalanasana\" href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/ashwa-sanchalanasana-equestrian-pose\/\">Ashwa Sanchalanasana<\/a>, a deep lunge with the right foot infront of the left, and the hands down.<\/li>\n<li>Inhale, raise the hands, and stretch both arms over the head keeping them shoulder width apart.<\/li>\n<li>Arch the back look up, raising the chin.<\/li>\n<li>Your body should resemble a half moon with your body gently curving from the tip of the fingers to the tip of the toes.<\/li>\n<li>Stay in the posture for a few seconds breathing normally.<\/li>\n<li>Exhale, come back to <a title=\"Ashwa Sanchalanasana\" href=\"http:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/ashwa-sanchalanasana-equestrian-pose\/\">Ashwa Sanchalanasana<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Opens the chest, deepening the breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Stretches the thighs, hips, and groin<\/li>\n<li>Relieves sciatica pain<\/li>\n<li>Improves balance and concentration<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens, thighs and quadriceps.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens lungs for asthma sufferers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contraindications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knee and ankle injuries<\/li>\n<li>Neck problems<\/li>\n<li>If you feel pain in the shoulders of neck bring the hands to the hips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ardha &#8211; Half Chadra &#8211; Moon This posture is also called Anjaneyasana. Steps: Start in Ashwa Sanchalanasana, a deep lunge with the right foot infront of the left, and the hands down. Inhale, raise the hands, and stretch both arms over the head keeping them shoulder width apart. Arch the back look up, raising the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/ardha-chandrasana-anjaneyasana-half-moon-pose\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ardha Chandrasana (Anjaneyasana) &#8211; Half Moon Pose<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[138,136,225],"tags":[298,295,296,297],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-yoga-postures","category-backbends","category-hip-openers","tag-anjaneyasana","tag-ardha-chandrasana","tag-half-moon-pose","tag-half-moon-posture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1381"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1381\/revisions\/2382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pranayoga.co.in\/asana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}