"This pose helps you work into the hips, the hamstrings, and the lower back, so it's great for overall flexibility," said certified yoga teacher Alex C. Wilson. It also involves a slight forward fold, which Alex said gives it a calming, introspective energy. She recommended doing it as a dynamic posture, moving smoothly between Low Crescent Lunge and Lifted Head to Knee (also called Half-Splits).
- From Low Crescent Lunge, place your hands on either side of your front foot.
- Exhale to shift your weight back, straightening the front leg and folding forward with both feet flexed.
- Hold for 10-20 seconds.
- Shift back and forth between Lifted Head to Knee and Low Crescent Lunge, hitting each pose three to four times. Repeat on the other leg.