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June 4, 2015

Ahhhhh….Relaxation

Savasana comes from the word Sava in Sanskrit which means corpse, and Asana is posture or seat. Corpse pose is another name for what I call relaxation or the “do nothing” pose. I just prefer not to call it corpse pose so relaxation is my term of choice. The benefit to this pose in yoga is to rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. Savasana allows your body a chance to regroup, reset and process information at the end of a yoga class. It is when the strengthening, stretching, balancing, focusing, twisting all take effect. Your body is allowed time to let go of everything it was working on and holding on to. I love telling kids that this is one time in your whole day where you don’t have to do a thing. You get to just lie there and DO NOTHING. I like to use relaxation for a practice of mindfulness. We can listen to… Read More »

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