Fish - Matsyasana

Try out this Asana with me?, Health Challenge Invite. Matsy?sana

STEPS :

• Lie on your back. Your feet are together and hands relaxed alongside the body.
• Place the hands underneath the hips, palms facing down. Bring the elbows closer toward each other.
• Breathing in, lift the head and chest up.
• Keeping the chest elevated, lower the head backward and touch the top of the head to the floor.
• With the head lightly touching the floor, press the elbows firmly into the ground, placing the weight on the elbow and not on the head. Lift your chest up from in-between the shoulder blades. Press the thighs and legs to the floor.
• Hold the pose for as long as you comfortably can, taking gentle long breaths in and out. Relax in the posture with every exhalation.
• Now lift the head up, lowering the chest and head to the floor. Bring the hands back along the sides of the body. Relax.

Benefits

• Strengthens the muscles of the upper back, neck, and shoulders
• Stretches the hip flexors
• Helps relieve asthma
• Relieves mild depression and anxiety
• Reduces stress
• Energizes the mind

Who Can Do

Consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regime.