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# Half moon pose
> Intermediate · Static · Unilateral. Strength, flexibility, balance
Also known as: Ardha Chandrasana.
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| **Difficulty** | Intermediate |
| **Velocity** | Static |
| **Symmetry** | Unilateral |
| **Athlete** | Stacy |
| **Video length** | 45 s |
## Technique
1. From a standing position, fold forward and place your hands on the floor.
2. Shift your weight to one leg and hand, lifting the opposite leg, hip, side body and hand up.
3. Turn your chest to face that side.
4. Look up at the extended hand.
5. Reach out through the extended leg and arm.
## Form tips
* For easier balance, take the hand toward the outside edge of the standing leg, and a little further away, or choose Supported half moon pose.
**Logging:** Work each side for the time indicated.
## Muscles
* Flexor digitorum brevis
* Flexor digitorum longus
* Flexor hallucis longus
* Flexor hallucis brevis
## Equipment
## Appears in
## Progressions
Intermediate
## Regressions
Novice
Novice
Intermediate
Novice
Novice
Novice
Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/half-moon-pose-e0fr). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
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