Fish pose

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How to do Fish Pose for beginners. Level up your yoga practice with this step by step tutorial of matsyasana, fish pose. Includes contraindications, benefits and preparatory poses to make it more accessible. Learn modifications using a bolster and/or blocks for support. Also included are three common errors and the fixes for them.

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How to boost your energy and fight fatigue. If you perform the Fish Pose Matsyasana regularly, you will be able to float like a fish.

If you look back at Hindu mythology, it is mentioned that Matsyasana is among one of the incarnations of the Lord Vishnu, who is the preserver of the universe. It is also often said that the earth had actually become corrupt and the flood was duly going to wash away the entire earth. Vishnu took the avatar of a fish pose which is called Matsya and then transported all of the different sages to the safety and hence ensured that all of their wisdom remains preserved.

Benefits: opens up the cervical spine, engages thighs and lifts the sternum for a rejuvenating effect, stimulates the pineal and pituitary glands Contraindications: spinal injuries, fontanel softness and weak neck

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