Ashta Chandrasana A - Eight Crescent Moon A

ALIGNMENT

From Adho Mukha Svanasana, inhale, step your right foot forward just inside your right hand, come up onto your fingertips.

Stack your front knee over your front ankle, working towards your front thigh being parallel to the ground.

Press out through your left heel, firm your back leg, hug your outer hips to the midline, press into your feet and scissors them towards each other.

Broaden through your collarbones, lengthen through your spine to the tip of your crown, draw your sternum forward and up, gaze slightly forward.

Ashta Chandrasana B - Eight Crescent Moon B

ALIGNMENT

From Adho Mukha Svanasana, inhale, step your right foot just inside your right hand, exhale here.

Inhale, press into your feet to come up, reach your arms up high, shoulder width apart or palms together. Stack your front knee over your front ankle.

Press out through your left heel, firm your back leg, hug your outer hips to the midline.

Draw your navel towards your spine, broaden through your collarbones, lengthen through your spine to the tip of your crown, gaze forward or to your fingertips.

Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana A - Revolved Eight Crescent Moon A

ALIGNMENT

From Adho Mukha Svanasana, inhale, step your right foot just inside your right hand, exhale here.

Ground your left hand to the left of your right foot, place your right hand on your right knee.

Inhale, lengthen through the spine, exhale, twist to the right from the waist, reach your right arm up high, palm facing right.

Broaden through the collarbones, stack your shoulders, bottom waist rolls forward, top waist rolls back, gaze to your right or to your right fingertips.

Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana B - Revolved Eight Crescent Moon B

ALIGNMENT

From Adho Mukha Svanasana, inhale, step your right foot just inside your right hand, exhale here.

Inhale, press into your feet to come up, lengthen through your spine, bring your hands to prayer position. Exhale, twist to the right from the waist, hinge forward and place your left elbow outside your right knee.

Press out through your left heel to firm your back leg, hug your outer hips to the midline, hips level.

Press your hands together, stack your shoulders, open your chest to the right, bottom waist rolls forward, top waist rolls back, gaze forward or over your right shoulder.

Ashva Sanchalanasana - Galloping Horse

ALIGNMENT

From Virabhadrasana I or Ashta Chandrasana arms reaching high, inhale, lengthen the spine, exhale, hinge forward from the hip joint just inside your front leg.

Arms in line with ears, lengthen up through your spine to the tip of your crown.

Press out through your left heel to firm your back leg, hug your outer hips to the midline, draw your navel towards your spine, gaze down.