Ardha Matsyendrāsana Half Lord of the Fishes Pose, or Half Spinal Twist Pose, is an asana

Asana

Asana is a body position, typically associated with the practice of Yoga, originally identified as a mastery of sitting still, with the spine as a conduit of biodynamic union...

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Etymology

The pose is named after the great yogi, Matsyendranath

Matsyendranath

Matsyendranatha or Machindranath was one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas. He was the guru of Gorakshanath, with whom he founded the school of Hatha yoga. He is considered as the author of the Kaulajñānanirṇaya , one of the earliest texts on Hatha Yoga in Sanskrit...

, who according to some texts is considered a founding father of modern yoga practices.

The name comes from the Sanskrit words ardha meaning "half", matsya meaning "fish", eendra meaning "king", and asana (आसन ) meaning "posture" or "seat".

Description

Ardha Matsyendrāsana allows the spine to be twisted all the way from the base of the spine to the very top.

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