page_title: Ardha chandrasana
section_title: Practice and benefits
hierarchical_section_title: Ardha chandrasana / Practice and benefits
caption_attribution_description: English: Mr-yoga-side bend
context_page_description: Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose is a standing asana in modern yoga as exercise.
context_section_description: The pose is entered from Trikonasana (triangle pose), stretching up with the rear leg and out with the front hand so that only the fingertips remain on the ground. The gaze is directed at the upper hand. However, Iyengar describes the pose with the upper hand resting on the hip.
  The pose helps to strengthen the ankles and improve balance.
caption: The side bend Indudalasana is known as "half moon pose" in Bikram Yoga.
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