fish pose

Supine heart opener

Fish pose is a yoga position performed lying on the back with the chest lifted and head tilted backward, throat exposed to the ceiling.

The pose opens the chest and stretches the neck, often used as a counterpose after shoulder stand.

Hold fish pose for five breaths.

Related
  • yogaMind-body exercise discipline
  • backbendArching spine rearward
  • chestRibcage region or strongbox
  • openerWhat begins something
  • throatNeck's inner passage

stretch · spine · arch · heart · heart chakra · breathing · deep breath · supine · lying down · floor · hips · shoulders · neck · thyroid · lungs · expansion · flexibility · asana

Opposites
spinal direction

fish posechild's pose

Restorative kneeling yoga position

cat pose · corpse pose · savasana · fetal position · forward fold

body position/orientation

fish posecobra pose

Backbend on the belly

bow pose

throat/neck position

fish poseshoulder stand

Inverted pose on shoulders

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