Crescent Lunge
Ashta Chandrasana
Standing
Intermediate
Crescent Lunge (Ashta Chandrasana) is an intermediate standing balance. Opens hip flexors, strengthens legs.
How to cue it
- Back heel lifted
- Front leg bent at 90 degrees
- Lift arms, draw tailbone down
At a glance
- Drishti
- Up or forwardWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Standing balance
- Level
- Intermediate
- Chakra
- Solar Plexus (Manipura)
Take care
Knee/ankle instability.
Counter poses
What to offer after Crescent Lunge to let the body settle.
Good to know
High Lunge with arms up. Knee-down version = Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana). Also taught as High Lunge.
Build your class with Crescent Lunge in Cue
Drop Crescent Lunge into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.