MATSYASANA
Method of Practice
- Lie flat on your back.
- Bend your knees and keep your feet flat on the floor.
- As you inhale, lift your chest and head off the floor.
- Gently rest the crown of your head on the floor.
- Keep your elbows firmly on the floor to support your body and lift your chest upward.
- Hold the posture for a few seconds while breathing normally.
- As you exhale, slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat 10 times.
Benefits of Matsyasana (Fish Pose)
- Expands the chest and lungs, helping relieve asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, and other respiratory disorders.
- Supports the healthy functioning of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, helping maintain hormonal balance.
- Improves the flexibility and strength of the shoulders and spine.
- Enhances digestion, helping relieve gas, indigestion, and constipation.
- Improves blood circulation to the brain, promoting mental relaxation and helping reduce anxiety and depression.
- Particularly beneficial for asthma and other respiratory disorders, thyroid and parathyroid imbalances, spinal and shoulder disorders, constipation, and gas.
- Also serves as a supportive practice for mild lower back pain, menstrual pain, fatigue, and anxiety.
Contraindications
If you have any of the following conditions, practice this pose only under the guidance of a qualified physician or yoga expert:
- Cervical spine disorders.
- Severe back pain.
- High or low blood pressure.
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