Fish Pose – Matsyasana improves the flow of energy (prana) in the body. It will help you open the neck, chest and intercostal muscles between the ribs.

Matsyasana is the fourth of the 12 basic postures of Hatha Yoga and modern yoga. Fish Pose is an effective yoga pose for the Throat Chakra. Matsyasana Yoga is an exercise in which the body is shaped like a fish. Many types of health benefits of this yoga are mentioned. The habit of practicing this yoga can be helpful for you in increasing blood circulation and reducing the risk of stress, anxiety and many other health problems.

How to:

• • Lie flat on your back with your legs and feet together.
  • Position your hands beneath your hips, with palms facing down and elbows slightly outwards.
  • Gaze toward your feet and inhale, shifting your weight onto your elbows.
  • Try to bring your elbows as close to each other as you comfortably can.
  • Inhale again, open up your chest, and tilt your head back until the top of your head rests on the floor.
  • Take slow, deep breaths to expand your lungs and open your chest.

Benefits:

• A traditional text says that Matsyasana is the “Enemies of all diseases.”
• It also helps with reducing the weight of the body.
• Fish pose manages the blood circulation.
• It can restore spinal strength and overall body balance and improves body posture.
• Matsyasana is an beginner supine hip opener for those have with chronically tight deep hip extensions.
• Matsyasana also stimulates the Third Eye Chakra (Ajna Chakra) and Throat Chakra (Vishuddha Chakra). It include diseases of the throat and the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
• The practice of fish pose powerfully fight with Insomnia and makes the Pineal gland strong that helping you restful sleep at night.
• Regular practice of fish pose to helps Constipation, reduce tension or stress, respiratory ailments, and anxiety.
• The fish pose boosts the oxygen and increases the lung capacity.
• It also helps in opening the chest, corrects round shoulders and stretches the neck muscles and shoulders.

Avoids:

It is better to avoid this particular pose in case you are suffering from low or high blood pressure. Also, the patients who have the condition of insomnia, as well as a migraine should avoid this pose.

In case you have any back injury, then it is strongly suggested that you don’t try this pose. In order to avoid this, you can easily lower the chest slightly or even put a pillow or folded a blanket under the head until you actually feel comfortable in this pose.