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Matsyendra's Pose

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Also known as Lord of the Fishes Pose, Matsyendrāsana

thumb|Paripurna Matsyendrasana Matsyendrasana (; ), '''Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana'''. The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.

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thumb|Paripurna Matsyendrasana Matsyendrasana (; ), '''Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana'. The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga.

== Etymology and origins == thumb|Historic halftone engraving of the pose from the cover of [[Yoga Sopana, 1905, the first modern illustrated book on yoga]]

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