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Flow Yoga Crescent Moon up to Warrior 1

This is a nice yoga flow that uses a yoga pose called Crescent Moon Pose twice. Once on the way back and once on the way forward. If you want you can switch legs rather than staying on the same leg which is demonstrated. Crescent Moon Pose is a hard yoga posture to perform. It can hurt the knee or can lead to Sacrum stability problems. Be careful when you perform it and enter it lightly. Transitioning up to Warrior 1 Pose is nice from Cresent Moon Pose but requires the practitioner to hold one of the yoga postures for a full breath.

Exhale all the air leaving only a little in the lungs.

Inhale stretch the arms up and tilt lightly forward with the
pelvis.

Exhale down into a forward bend. Enter a mild boundary when bending
down.

Inhale step the right or left leg back. In this case the right leg is shown stepping
back into Crescent Moon Pose (Anjaneyasana).

Exhale down
to Eight Limb Pose. Sometimes its nice to skip Downward Dog and dip
down after the step back.

Inhale up to Upward Facing Cobra pose. (Enter Upward Dog Pose if you like.)

Exhale back to Downward Dog.

Inhale step the left leg forward. Place the hands into the chest in prayer position
then Exhale straighten them up and stretch.

Alternative breathing:

Inhale into Crescent Moon Pose.

Exhale and Transition into Warrior 1 Pose.

Inhale into Warrior 1.

Enter Warrior 1 Pose with an inhalation.

Exhale into a standing forward bend.

Inhale take the leg
down and stretch the arms up.

Exhale back to standing.