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Forward fold, placing your right fingers to the right of the right foot. Open your hips and torso to the left and extend your left leg. Raise the left arm upward. Bend the left leg, foot towards the hip.\u00a0 Reach back with the left arm to hold the front of the left foot. Keep rotating the chest and heart out and up, keeping the gaze to the right toes.\u00a0 When you have balance, look upwards. To exit the pose, return the gaze to right foot, release the foot hold, bring both hands to front of mat and lower left foot down. Rise up to Tall Mountain. Repeat other side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half Moon Pose Variation is known by many different names because it has some much going on in one pose. Half Moon Pose Variation in essence is a one-legged standing balance with a back bend and leg hold similar to dancer. 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