Corpse (Savasan)
Simple as it may seem, this is an extremely important asana. It is right up there with the Sun
Salutation, the Headstand, the Plough, the Cobra and the Shoulderstand. I am tempted to say
that if you do no other HathaYoga asanas, do this one.
Basically all that you are doing here is lying on your back and relaxing. Up to a point this is a
good pose for meditation: that point of course is when you fall asleep.
The series of asanas that you have just completed amount to a real workout. Be sure to always
conclude your session with Savasan.
When you first lie down, simply relax and count four breaths. Then, if you wish, you may think
of the different parts of your body. In your mind imagine a gentle voice, your voice, that says
relax my head; relax my neck; relax my shoulders; relax my arms; relax my hands; relax my
fingers.
Relax my chest; relax my belly; relax my upper back; relax my lower back.
Relax my buttocks; relax my thighs; relax my legs; relax my feet; relax my toes.
Relax my entire body, from my head to the tips of my fingers and toes.
As you listen in your mind to this voice, feel your body relax. Feel the tension drain away from
the muscles and joints.
Count four breaths.
Now hear the voice, your voice, saying relax my left toes; relax my right toes; relax the ball of my
left foot; relax the ball of my right foot; relax my left arch; relax my right arch; relax my left
instep; relax my right instep; relax my left sole; relax my right sole; relax my left heel; relax my
right heel; relax my whole left foot; relax my whole right foot.
Relax my left ankle; relax my right ankle; relax my left Achilles tendon; relax my right Achilles
tendon; relax my left calf; relax my right calf; relax my left shin; relax my right shin; relax my left
knee; relax my right knee; relax my left kneecap; relax my right kneecap; relax the front of my left
thigh; relax the front of my right thigh; relax the back of my left thigh; relax the back of my right
thigh; relax my left hip; relax my right hip; relax my whole left leg, from my hip to the tip of my
toes; relax my whole right leg, from my hip to the tip of my toes.
Relax my left fingers; relax my right fingers; relax the back of my left hand; relax the back of my
right hand; relax my left palm; relax my right palm; relax my whole left hand; relax my whole
right hand.
Relax my left wrist; relax my right wrist; relax my left forearm; relax my right forearm; relax my
left elbow; relax my right elbow; relax my left biceps; relax my right biceps; relax my left triceps;
relax my right triceps; relax my left shoulder; relax my right shoulder; relax my whole left arm,
from my shoulder to the tips of my fingers; relax my whole right arm, from my shoulder to the
tips of my fingers.
Relax my left lower back; relax my right lower back; relax my left lower abdomen; relax my right
lower abdomen; relax my left middle back; relax my right middle back; relax my left side; relax
my right side; relax my left upper abdomen; relax my right upper abdomen; relax my left upper
back; relax my right upper back; relax my left intercostal muscles; relax my right intercostals;
relax my left chest; relax my right chest; relax my left pectoral; relax my right pectoral; relax my
left trapezius; relax my right trapezius; relax my left neck muscle; relax my right neck muscle;
relax my left jaw; relax my right jaw; relax the left side of my face; relax the right side of my face;
relax my left temple; relax my right temple; relax the whole left side of my head; relax the whole
right side of my head.
Relax my entire body, from my head down through my neck, my shoulders, my arms to my
fingertips, my chest, my belly, my upper back, my lower back, my hips, my thighs my legs and my
feet to the tips of my toes.
Relax.
You may wish to relax in the Savasan for fifteen or twenty minutes. If you have a timer you may
wish to use it. In the state of deep relaxation where you will find yourself it is possible to lose all
track of time.
Simple as it may seem, this is an extremely important asana. It is right up there with the Sun
Salutation, the Headstand, the Plough, the Cobra and the Shoulderstand. I am tempted to say
that if you do no other HathaYoga asanas, do this one.
Basically all that you are doing here is lying on your back and relaxing. Up to a point this is a
good pose for meditation: that point of course is when you fall asleep.
The series of asanas that you have just completed amount to a real workout. Be sure to always
conclude your session with Savasan.
When you first lie down, simply relax and count four breaths. Then, if you wish, you may think
of the different parts of your body. In your mind imagine a gentle voice, your voice, that says
relax my head; relax my neck; relax my shoulders; relax my arms; relax my hands; relax my
fingers.
Relax my chest; relax my belly; relax my upper back; relax my lower back.
Relax my buttocks; relax my thighs; relax my legs; relax my feet; relax my toes.
Relax my entire body, from my head to the tips of my fingers and toes.
As you listen in your mind to this voice, feel your body relax. Feel the tension drain away from
the muscles and joints.
Count four breaths.
Now hear the voice, your voice, saying relax my left toes; relax my right toes; relax the ball of my
left foot; relax the ball of my right foot; relax my left arch; relax my right arch; relax my left
instep; relax my right instep; relax my left sole; relax my right sole; relax my left heel; relax my
right heel; relax my whole left foot; relax my whole right foot.
Relax my left ankle; relax my right ankle; relax my left Achilles tendon; relax my right Achilles
tendon; relax my left calf; relax my right calf; relax my left shin; relax my right shin; relax my left
knee; relax my right knee; relax my left kneecap; relax my right kneecap; relax the front of my left
thigh; relax the front of my right thigh; relax the back of my left thigh; relax the back of my right
thigh; relax my left hip; relax my right hip; relax my whole left leg, from my hip to the tip of my
toes; relax my whole right leg, from my hip to the tip of my toes.
Relax my left fingers; relax my right fingers; relax the back of my left hand; relax the back of my
right hand; relax my left palm; relax my right palm; relax my whole left hand; relax my whole
right hand.
Relax my left wrist; relax my right wrist; relax my left forearm; relax my right forearm; relax my
left elbow; relax my right elbow; relax my left biceps; relax my right biceps; relax my left triceps;
relax my right triceps; relax my left shoulder; relax my right shoulder; relax my whole left arm,
from my shoulder to the tips of my fingers; relax my whole right arm, from my shoulder to the
tips of my fingers.
Relax my left lower back; relax my right lower back; relax my left lower abdomen; relax my right
lower abdomen; relax my left middle back; relax my right middle back; relax my left side; relax
my right side; relax my left upper abdomen; relax my right upper abdomen; relax my left upper
back; relax my right upper back; relax my left intercostal muscles; relax my right intercostals;
relax my left chest; relax my right chest; relax my left pectoral; relax my right pectoral; relax my
left trapezius; relax my right trapezius; relax my left neck muscle; relax my right neck muscle;
relax my left jaw; relax my right jaw; relax the left side of my face; relax the right side of my face;
relax my left temple; relax my right temple; relax the whole left side of my head; relax the whole
right side of my head.
Relax my entire body, from my head down through my neck, my shoulders, my arms to my
fingertips, my chest, my belly, my upper back, my lower back, my hips, my thighs my legs and my
feet to the tips of my toes.
Relax.
You may wish to relax in the Savasan for fifteen or twenty minutes. If you have a timer you may
wish to use it. In the state of deep relaxation where you will find yourself it is possible to lose all
track of time.
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