March 24th, 2007 | admin

This is the resting posture. Always practice savasana before and after practicing any other asana. This asana provides complete rest to your body.

Savam (in Malayalam) means a dead body. In this posture you give complete rest to your body, nerves, muscles, thoughts and breathing.

The procedure of Savasana Yoga Pose

1. Lie flat on your back and spread legs comfortably.

2. Spread hands on either side of the body at a distance most comfortable to you.

3. Your toes will be facing outwards and hands upwards.

4. Relax all the muscles and nerves of your body. Give complete rest to all body parts. Give no strength to even moving a finger. This is dead pose, leave your body as a dead one.

5. You can close eyes, but take care not to fall into sleep.

6. Don’t take any special effort to breathe, think or suppress any thoughts. If you find your thoughts not under control, try counting your breath.

7. Now pay attention to your breathing. You will soon experience controlling your breathing. Again; no need to control breathing.

This pose must be practiced for at least a minute after every posture. Keep on this posture for a minimum of 10 minutes after completing all other postures.

Benefits of Savasana Yoga Pose

It release mental pressure and gives complete rest to body. Your mind will be prepared to undertake fresh new endeavors. It gives complete rest to brain and is beneficial in cases of mild depression and insomnia.

Heart patients and high blood pressure patients can benefit from this asana.

Don’t practice this if you have back injury.