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Savasana – The Deepest Rest Around!

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In “Exhaustion – or Relaxation?” we explored the distinction between these two vastly different – yet on the surface apparently similar – states.

            Here’s an easy, step-by-step guide to experiencing the phenomenal benefits of Savasana yourself.  It’s safe, costs nothing, and takes only a few minutes to ‘plug in and get recharged’.

            Enjoy!

            Savanasa is a Sanskrit word meaning Corpse Pose.  This is the most deeply relaxing of all Yoga postures.  As most people in the western world live a frenetic, fast-paced lifestyle, we rarely rest on a deep level.  In fact, we accrue fatigue.  As a result we are chronically ‘wired’.  This toll on our adrenals is monumental, setting the stage for premature aging and all sorts of dis-ease.

            Savasana can be practiced lying in bed, sitting in a chair, or lying on the ground, a beach, or an office floor … anywhere you choose to rest.

            Ten to twenty minutes of deep rest in Savasana is equivalent to a good night’s sleep.  Practicing Savasana regularly can assist you to replenish your ‘rest stores’[1], adding buoyancy to your life and positivity to your outlook.  Resting in Savasana is a highly rewarding gift to your self – and to all those affected by your mood and energy level.

            If you experience insomnia, practice Savasana as you first lie down in bed.  You will soon drift into a blissful night’s sleep.

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            Savasana can be practiced equally well sitting in a chair.  Uncross your arms and legs.  Ensure that your feet are resting on the floor, about hip width apart.  Relax your hands onto your thighs or into your lap.  Let your eyes gently close …

            Apply the following directions, the same as in lying down …

            If you are lying down … extend your legs fully … allow your heels to rest on the ground a foot and a half apart from each other … let your toes fall outward away from your heels …

            Let the backs of your hands rest on the floor, with your fingertips gently furling in toward your palms – like flower petals curling inward for the night …

            Allow your arms to be out from your body, at a forty-five degree angle … such that air can circulate under your armpits …

            Begin to become aware of your breathing … just observe it …

            Simply breathe …

            … Let your awareness gradually travel into your pelvis …

            Allow your pelvis to become heavier, as heavy as a large boulder … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you … let it sink down …

            When you feel ready to … travel your awareness into your shoulder area …

            Allow your shoulder area to become heavier, as heavy as a large boulder … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you … let it sink down …

            When you feel ready to … travel your awareness into your head …

            Allow your head to become heavier, as heavy as a boulder … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you … let it sink down …

            When you feel ready to … travel your awareness into your legs …

            Allow your legs to become heavier, as heavy as logs … water-logged logs … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you … let them sink down …

            When you feel ready to … travel your awareness into your arms …

            Allow your arms to become heavier, as heavy as logs … water-logged logs … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you … let them sink down …

            … Continue breathing … allowing your body to become heavier … sinking deeply into the ground … or the ‘sandy beach’ beneath you …

            Let your body sink downward, letting go …

            Breathing … simply breathing … let your weight continuously release back, down, down through your back body, down into the ground … down into the ‘sandy beach’ …

            … When you feel ready to… gently stretch your body, wiggling your fingers … and your toes …

            … Take a few deep breaths … then slowly begin to open your eyes … slowly … allowing them to acclimatize themselves to the light …

            … Sit or lie quietly for a few moments, enjoying and assimilating the benefits of what you have experienced …

[1] Many people in the west, when they first begin to meditate, discover that they are deeply fatigued.  Thus they tend to drift into ‘sleep’ whilst they are meditating.  This is quite normal initially – until rest is restored.  Once it is, staying alert during meditation becomes easy.

Questions to Ponder:  When and where will you first explore Savasana on your own – to have your own experience of its amazing benefits? 

After a week of experiencing Savasana daily, what are you noticing is changing in your life?  In your quality of sleep?  In your attitudes, energy levels, and in your moods? 

Who else might benefit from experiencing the delicious relaxation of Savasana?  Who will you share this article with – so they, too, can discover their own benefits of Savasana?

Interested in more ways to deeply relax?  Listen to a Free Audio Meditation – “Be In the Now”.

Rest … and re-charge your spirit …

* Image with gratitude to hubpages.com

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