Benefits
✓ Stimulates the liver and kidneys
✓ Stretches the shoulders, hips, and neck
✓ Energizes the spine
✓ Stimulates the digestive fire in the belly
✓ Relieves menstrual discomfort, fatigue, sciatica, and backache
✓ Therapeutic for asthma and infertility
✓ Traditional texts say that Ardha Matsyendrasana increases appetite, destroys most deadly diseases, and awakens kundalini.