Half Lord Of The Fishes I

Sanskrit Name:	Ardha Matsyendrasana Matsyendrasana
Similar Pose Names:	Baddha Ardha Matsyendrasana, Bound Half Lord of the Fishes
Category:	Seated & Floor
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Membership Category:	Yoga Lesson Planner
Sub Category:	Seated & Floor
Types:	Strengthen, Stretch, Twist, Hip Opener, Seated & Floor, Seated, Animal
Anatomy:	Arms & Shoulders, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Middle Back, Psoas, Wrists & Arms
Chakras:	Base, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre
Therapy:	Sciatica
Drishti:	Tip Of Nose
Dosha:	Pitta, Kapha

Sit with legs straight. Raise right knee. Place right foot on outside of left leg. Bend left leg. Place left foot outside of right hip. Place right arm behind. Raise left arm. Hook elbow behind knee. Twist to right. Ground sitting bones into floor. Lengthen through spine. Twist on each exhale. Repeat on other side.

Stretches shoulders, hips, neck, spine. Sciatica.

Back to wall. Twist on a chair.

Back or spine injury.

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