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There are two popular variations of Ardha Chandrasana, and this one is included in the sequence of Chandra Namaskar or Moon Salutation. TheHealthSite.com
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You can think of the new moon as “day zero,” a dark phase in the lunar cycle where we can use our yoga practices to help us turn inward and plant the seeds of our intentions. This might involve asking ourselves challenging questions like:
What do I need more of?
What do I need less of?
What is the best use of my energy?
What do I want to create in my life?
It’s a time to quiet things down so you can listen to your own inner voice, wisdom, and set your intentions with mindfulness and integrity. During this phase of the moon cycle, the sun and moon align, as the sun and Earth are on opposite sides of the moon.
Last Friday my oncologist gave me the best birthday present I could have imagined. (My birthday was 7:30 pm last night December 20, California time.) Without going into details, my latest CT scan was so much more positive than the last one that it feels like a miracle. I have reason to hope.
Today I am full of gratitude. I am grateful to my doctor Dimitrios Mavroudis who is the head of Oncology at the University of Crete and at the Pagni Hospital in Heraklion. I am grateful to medical science for the chemotherapy that is healing my body.
I am grateful for the national health system of Greece that is covering the cost of my treatment because I am a Greek citizen even though I never contributed to the national health insurance.