In this pose, I feel a stretch in my legs but when I breathe into the pain it helps me concentrate on the pose. According to Yoga Journal, this pose also "stretches the groins, hamstrings and calves, shoulders, chest, and spine". For this pose, it is very important to have balance or it is very hard to complete this pose.Personally, I found balancing was challenging so I took the modification of using a block to help me keep my balance. This helped me relieve stress and I found after the pose, I felt a lot more at ease. According to Yoga Blog, the Therapeutic benefits include relief of "anxiety, ,backache, osteoporosis, sciatica, fatigue, constipation, gastritis, indigestion, and lastly menstrual pain". This pose is also challenging since it works six major muscles in your body that I listed above.
Since Yoga is a major stress reliever, I found personally that doing yoga poses, such as the Half Moon pose, can really help when I find myself stressing over school. It gives me a moment to quiet my mind and concentrate on the poses. I am able to forget about the worries and focus on only myself. I also really enjoy the feeling of my muscles warming and after stretching, I feel healthier and more focused for the tasks I will have to do next.
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