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Matsyasana
mahts-YAH-sah-nah
Stretches upper neck and back
Stimulates internal organs
Increases vitality
How to perform Fish
- Lie on your back with your feet together. Place your hands underneath your buttocks, palms down.
- Push your elbows into the floor with an inhale and lift your chest toward the sky. Bring the crown or top of your head to the floor. Keep most of your weight in your elbows.
- Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths.
- Lift your head an inch off the floor with an exhale, then release all the way down.
Alignment cues
- Relax toes
- Keep most of the weight in the elbows
- Lift chest up
- Keep mouth closed
Avoid this pose if you have a serious neck or back injury.
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Fish (Matsyasana in Sanskrit) is a beginner yoga pose that belongs to the back bends category. This asana targets chest, neck & upper traps and spine, and also involves abs muscles. Fish stimulates internal organs; stretches upper neck and back and also increases vitality. Refer to the illustration and instructions above for how to perform this posture correctly. Discover more yoga asanas and yogic breathing exercises in our free yoga pose directory – a visual resource for yoga teacher training students as well as practitioners of all levels. Finally, shop our best-selling Yoga Cards products!
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