Moon worship, Sanskrit Chandra namaskara ， It’s a series of postures.
Sun worship is usually practiced at the beginning of yoga classes to awaken body energy.
Perfect for sunrise in the morning or sunset in the evening.
Moon worship can be part of a longer course or practiced separately as a recovery sequence for cooling and relaxing the body.
The benefits of moon worship help you guide the energy of the moon.
They help relax and calm the mind.
When the energy or temperature is very high (such as summer) and you want to be cool and quiet, the moon worship is very good.
Moon worship can also stretch the spine, hamstrings and the back of the legs; Strengthen leg, arm, back and abdominal muscles.
Although sun worship and moon worship are different, they complement each other.
We can practice more moon worship in summer and more sun worship in winter.
There are many versions of how to practice the worship of the moon.
This version introduced today is very simple and suitable for practitioners at all levels.
Listen to your body.
Practice within your limits and abilities.
Unlike the Sun Salutation that starts with the right leg, in the moon salutation, we start with the left leg or the left side of the body.
1.
Stand with your feet apart in mountain pose.
Put your palms on your chest and close them.
Take a few deep breaths.
2.
Inhale as you bend your arms.
Cross your fingers and exhale when your upper body bends to the left.
Inhale and return to the center.
Exhale, bend to the right, then inhale back to the right.
Exhale and put your hands on your chest.
3.
Inhale in the goddess pose, keep your feet apart and turn your toes outward.
Exhale, bend your knees and lower your hips into a squat.
Reach your arms to both sides at shoulder height, exhale, bend your elbows, and make a 90 degree angle to your forearms.
There is a goddess like maternal love in my heart, and my face is filled with a gentle smile.
4.
Inhale in starfish, straighten your knees and elbows, and retract your toes.
Stretch your arms with your palms up.
Open your fingers and look up.
5.
Turn your left foot 90 degrees and your right foot 5-15 degrees.
Exhale, extend your left hand to the left, and then bend to the left.
Put your left hand on the outside of your calf or ankle, straighten your right hand and look up.
6.
Strengthen side stretch inhalation and turn the trunk to the left.
Exhale and bend forward.
Put your hands on your calves, feet or the floor.
7.
Inhale in the crescent, lift your arms, and then bend back in the crescent.
Exhale, fold forward and place your palm on the mat in line with your left foot.
8.
Turn around with low side lunge, rotate the left foot, left leg and trunk to face the front, keep the left knee bent, exhale, straighten the right leg, turn the right toe forward, and put the palm on the cushion.
9.
Put the garland hand on the chest and close it.
Inhale as your left foot steps to the right and lower your tailbone into a squat.
Put your upper arm on the inside of your knee.
Fold your palms in prayer.
10.
Inhale as you stretch your left leg to the left in a side lunge.
Exhale as the torso slides toward the right foot, balance with the right foot, and place both hands on the ground inside the right foot.
If you can, put your hands on your chest.
11.
Inhale in the crescent and turn the right toe to the right of the cushion, with the right knee aligned with the right ankle.
Rotate your left leg inward, put your left knee on the ground, exhale, and put your fingertips on the mat in front of you.
Inhale, lift and stretch your arms up and back.
12.
Strengthen the side extension and inhale when straightening your legs.
Exhale and fold the torso over the right leg.
Place your hands on your calves, feet, or the floor.
13.
Triangle inhale, extend your left hand straight to the ceiling and open your torso to the front right.
Place your right hand on the outside of your left tibia or ankle.
14.
Inhale as you straighten your knees and elbows in starfish, with your feet separated.
Stretch your arms in line with your shoulders, palms up.
Open your fingers 15.
Goddess exhale, bend your knees, and then lower your hips into a squat.
Bend your elbows, point your fingertips to the ceiling, and touch the fingertips of your index finger and thumb.
16.
Inhale as you bend and straighten your legs.
Turn your toes forward and place your left foot next to your right foot.
At the same time, cross your fingers and exhale when your upper body bends to the left.
Inhale and straighten.
Exhale as you bend to the right, then inhale back to the right.
17.
Mountain pose put your hand on your chest and close it.
The moon worship is very suitable for doing at night, which can prepare the body and mind for sleeping at night.
On a full moon night, doing several rounds of moon worship and then bathing in the cool moonlight is an excellent experience.
Try it on the next full moon!..
