Matsyasana or the Fish pose has an interesting story behind it. The name of this asana comes from the ...Art&CultureOffbeatTravelEco-IdeazVolunteerA-lifestyleNostalgiaAboutCulturalDirectoryAboutusWriteforUsAdvertiseFAQsBlogContactSearchSigninWelcome!LogintoyouraccountyourusernameyourpasswordForgotyourpassword?GethelpPasswordrecoveryRecoveryourpasswordyouremailApasswordwillbee-mailedtoyou.Art&CultureOffbeatTravelEco-IdeazVolunteerA-lifestyleNostalgiaAboutCulturalDirectoryAboutusWriteforUsAdvertiseFAQsBlogContactCaleidoscope|IndianCulture,HeritageHowtoDotheMatsyasanaYoga(Fishpose),ItsMeaning&HealthBenefitsByCaleidoscope-8781Alternative-lifestyleIndianCultureYogaPhotobyEllyFairytalefromPexelsMatsyasanaortheFishposehasaninterestingstorybehindit.ThenameofthisasanacomesfromtheSanskritlanguage.ThewordMatsyameansfishandthewordasanameansyogaasanaoryogaposture.Itispronouncedasmotseeahsana.Thisyogaasanaispracticedinthemostauthenticwayin200houryogateachertraininginIndia.AccordingtotheHindumythology,MatsyawasactuallyanincarnationofLordVishnu.LordVishnuisknownasthepreserverortheonewhosavestheUniverse.ItisbelievedthatamassivefloodwasgoingtowashawayalloftheEarthbecauseithadbecomecorrupt.ThisisbecauseLordVishnuincarnatedasafishknownasMatsyaandhelpedintransportingallthesaintsandsagestosafety.Healsoensuredthatwisdomwaspreservedthroughtheentireprocess.ThisyogaasanaispracticedtoinstilfocusandresiliencewheneverapersonfeelsoutofbalancesimilartothetimewhenMatsyacametorestorebalancebetweentheEarthandthesea.Why Matsyasana?Thisyogaasanaisactuallypracticestoincreasefocusandresilienceinaperson.Anytimeapersonfeelsunsureorshakenduetoanyproblem,thisasanaworkswonders.Legsaresupposedtobegroundedtillthepointyourlegsfeelfirmlyanddeeplyfixedontheground.Thishelpsinliftingthechestareaandalsohelpsinthebreathtobecomemoredeep.Thisyogaposewillmakeyourbackandstomachstrongerthanever.Similartoallthebackbendingyogapostures,thisasanahelpstolightenupthemoodandreducestheanxiety.Thisyogaasanaisconsideredtoworklikear