Matsyasana
July 24, 2008
Asana is a Sanskrit word to describe particular posture of body and is generally associated with yoga. Yoga is defined as steady and comfortable posture. Most of yoga are practiced to get the benefit and prime motive of these yogas is to provide better physical and mental health. These asana also affects different systems in body like muscular, respiratory, circulation, digestive, excretory, reproductive, endocrine and nervous system.
Matsyasana as it is clear from its name is made up of two Sanskrit words matsya and asana where ‘matsya’ means fish and ‘asana’ is posture of body. It is a posture when performer makes the posture of fish. This asana has deep impact on the entire body and mind complex. Following are the steps of performance of Matsyasana and the benefits associated with the asana.
How to perform:
• Lie straight on your back.
• Now, bend your knees and keep your arms at side.
• Try to arch your back as much as you can while raising it off the ground.
• Push the floor with your elbows.
• At the same time, throw your head backwards.
• Now, rest the crown of your head on the floor.
• Try to support you with your forearms and elbows.
• Expand your chest and take a deep breathe with the abdomen and concentrate on the thyroid gland.
• Hold the position for 1 minute.
• Slowly lose your body and come back to starting position.
Benefits:
• Asthma patients get deep relief if they practiced Matsyasana.
• This fish posture exercise normalizes the function of thyroid, pituitary, adrenal and pineal glands.
• It is also good for neck as it limbers and stretches the neck, tones and strengthens the nerves.
• It is good for kidney, the stomach and intestine.
• The pelvic organs and nerves that are connected with it are good for sexual functions.
• Only in this posture sequences bend the spine backwards.
• Matsyasana is essential to counteract the preceding asana which bends the spine forwards. This may result to healthy stretch to the muscles and ligaments of spine in the opposite direction.
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