Savasana – An Ultimate Rest Rendering Yoga Posture

 Savasana

This follows the meditation. ’sava’ in sanskrit means dead body. Lying on your back in a dead pose is called “savasana”. This is a technique to provide complete rest for your mind and body. Yoga normally begin and ends by savasana. In the beginning it is 2 minutes and after other asanas it could be performed for anywhere between 5 and 10 minutes.

How to Perform Savasana

1. Lie down on your back. Close your eyes.
2. Relax your legs and spread it wide.
3. Relax your hands and keep it straight as  far as possible. Palm of your hand should face up.
4. Keep your head straight or slightly tilted sidewards.
5. It is upto your comfort zone. 
6. Relax every bit of your  body and imagine you are paralysed from head to bottom. Never apply stress or strain on any part of the body.
7. Breathe normally.
8. Cautious not to fall in sleep during this asana.
9. Concentrate only your breathing.
10. Count the number of inhalation once the count reaches 35 resign from this position. It could be almost 2 minutes by them.

Benefits of Savasana

• Mind and body receives maximum rest with in a short span of time. You won’t get such a rest even in sleep.
• Very effective for those who suffer from insomnia. But has to do a little more yoga for these patients.
• Savasana is helpful in increasing the concentration.
• Savasana is good for those suffering from hypertension. A 15  minutes savasana every day is an effective care for hyper tension.