Ardha Matsyendrasana also known as the Half Lord of The Fish pose, Half Spinal Twist Pose, is derived from the Sanskrit terms ardha (half), matsya (fish), indra ...Note:Thisisaprojectunderdevelopment.Thearticlesonthiswikiarejustbeinginitiatedandbroadlyincomplete.YoucanHelpcreatingnewpages.ArdhaMatsyendrasanaFromAyurwikiJumpto:navigation,searchArdhaMatsyendrasanaArdhaMatsyendrasanaalsoknownastheHalfLordofTheFishpose,HalfSpinalTwistPose,isderivedfromtheSanskrittermsardha(half),matsya(fish),indra(KingorLord).ArdhaMatsyendrasanaisoneofthebesttwistingpostures.Theentirespinegetsrotatedarounditsaxis.Moreover,yourspinealsogetstwosidetwiststhroughoutitslength.Theleversusedfortheseextremetwistsarethearmsandtheknees.Contents1Technique2Effects3RelatedAsanas4Specialrequisites5Initialpracticenotes6References7ExternalLinksTechniqueSitwithanextendedspineandyourlegsextendedoutinfront.Bendyourrightkneeandcrossyourfootoveryourleftthigh.Bendyourleftkneeandbringyourleftheeltoyourouterrighthip.Keepyourrightfootontheinsideofyourleftkneeifyourrightfootliftsoffthefloor.Placeyourrightfingertipsonthefloornexttoyourrighthip,andinhaleasyouelongateyourspine.Holdtheextensionandexhaleasyoutwisttowardstheright,rotatingfromyourbackleftribs.Usethetwistingactionitselftogodeeper;avoidhookingyourelbowrightawayandusingthearmforleverage.Instead,wrapyourleftarmlightlyaroundyourkneewhilelengtheningwitheachinhale.Exhaletotwistmore.Bringyourelbowoutsideyourknee.Allowyourarmstomaintainthelengthofyourspine,despitetheurgetocollapseduetothepressureoftheelbowagainstyourknee.Youcanturnyourheadtotherightifthatfeelscomfortable.[1]EffectsGoodforincreasingtheflexibilityandfunctionofvertebraeofthespine.Stretchesbackmuscleandspine.Curesconstipationandindigestion.Helpstoincreasesoxygensupplytothelungs.Releasesstiffnessofhipjoints.Beneficialforslippeddiscpatient.Curesbackproblems.Increasesbloodcirculationtopelvicregionaswellasimprovesthefunctionofreproductiveorgans.Effectivetocuremenstrualproblemsinwomen.Helpfulintreatment