Matsyasana - the plain vanilla one

Matsyasana - the plain vanilla version


Over the last three posting I progressed from the Saral version of Matsyasana to this version of Matsyasana, which is the most standard version.

However, there is a more difficult version too, which I am not able to do as of now, may be in about two years in future I shall be able to do it. That is the Baddha Padma version - which is: perform a Baddha Padmasana , then perform Matsyasana.

 

Drishti: Nasagre, or Bhru-Madhye

Breathing: As you raise your body from the floor and go into Matsyasana, inhale. Breathe normally as you hold the posture.

Benefits: Matsyasana is one of the Asanas that benefits hypothyroidism cases to a good extent. To achieve the full benefit, however, a complementary Asana - that is one of the following Asanas: Sasangasana, Sarvangasana, or Kavandhasana/Kandharasana needs to be executed.

Of all the above Asanans I have posted only the Kandharasana, which is also known as Kavandhasana, in this blog.

Approaching Matsyasana - Part II

Approaching Matsyasana - Part II

Well, this manuever helped me in Matsyasana practice, as well as in Kukkutasana and Garbhapindasana practice. It also helped me in the Karandavasana practice.

 

It also helped me in a big way to get rid of the back pain.

The good news... thanks to my relentless practice of Yoga, the back pain is almost gone. So much so that, the other day I tried to do the Sarvangasana - and wonder of wonders, I felt no pain. Have been doing Sarvangasana since then regularly.

Approaching Matsyasana

Approaching Matsyasana

Matsya (n.) = Fish

Asana (n.) = Posture

Someday before I talked about Saral Matsyasana.

This picture below is the first step toward the Matsyasana. Lie on your back and do a Padmasana. The legs in Padmasana assume the shape of the tail of a fish - perhaps more specifically a Rohu fish.

 

When I started relearning Matsyasana (lost after a long non-practice since the childhood days) about three years ago, I found it tough to do exactly what has been done in the photograph above. Though I was able to do the padmasana, and lie down, but the legs would stay up, without touching the ground. Even now I am not able to do it if I am doing Padmasana with my right leg first.

Saral Matsyasana

Saral Matsyasana

Saral (adj.) = Simple
Matsya (n.) = Fish
Asana (n.) = Posture

The regular Matsyasana may be tough for beginners. For them the starting point is Saral Matsyasana.

 

Here you go.

Breathing: Breathe in as you raise the chest

Drishti: Nasagre - tip of the nose