MATSYA ASANAA / FISH POSE

To release the muscle of the neck, reduce the rounding of shoulder & activate the parathyroid glands and also opening up the chest cavity, Fish Pose or Matsya Asana is the answer. This Asana is excellent for people with bronchial spasms, asthma, blockage in lungs etc.

Duration:  10 to 30 seconds.

Procedure

• Lie down on your back on the mat.
• Slide the hands with palms down under the thighs.
• Keeping legs together, lift your head up and look on to your toes.
• Keep on coming up till the weight comes on the elbows.
• Walk the elbows closer.
• Curl head back on floor, pushing the heart up, shoulder away from the ears & legs relaxed.
• Stay in the position for sometime & take few deep & long breaths.
• Slowly come back by lifting head up- looking at your toes and slide down on the mat.
• Release the hands.
• Move your neck from side to side 4-5 times.

Benefits

Body

• Removes stiffness of the cervical, thoracic & lumbar region & increase the flow of nerve current to them.
• Reduces the rounding of the shoulders & massages the shoulder and neck.
• Increase the capacity of the lungs, thereby releasing the bronchial spasms, blockages & the releasing asthma & other respiratory problems.
• Energizes the parathyroid, pituitary and pineal glands.

Mind

• Relieves stress & mental agitation, regulates the abnormal moods & negative emotions, thoughts, insecurity etc.

Pranic

• Increase flow of prana to neck, shoulder region.
• Removes the Pranic blockage from the lungs, stomach & neck.
• Balances the Udaan Vaayu & Vyayan Vaayu.
• Activates the Vishuddha & Anahata chakra & energize the Ajna chakra.

Contraindications

• Favorable for all.

Variations

• Advanced Fish - keeping a bolster under the upper back & dropping the head back on the floor.

Helps in

• Bronchial spasms, asthma, respiratory problems, stiffness of neck & shoulder, malfunctioning of parathyroid glands, balancing & regulating the absorption of calcium in the body.

Key Points

• Maximum focus on opening up the rib cage.
• Do not put weight of the body on head or legs.
• Do not tense the shoulder, jaws, forehead, eyes, thighs, calves, ankles or toes.