shavasana
Yoga's final rest
Shavasana is a yoga pose in which you lie flat on your back, arms at your sides, palms up, completely still.
The pose typically ends a yoga session, allowing the body to absorb the practice's benefits through deep relaxation.
Also spelled savasana.
We held shavasana for five minutes before the instructor rang the bell.
Supine yoga rest position
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- restCessation of activity
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
release · tranquility · calmness · peace · serenity · quietude · repose · ease
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
- restorationReturning something to condition
integration · nervous system · parasympathetic · stress relief · tension release · therapeutic · nourishing · restful
Awareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- breath awarenessConscious attention to respiration
- body scanComplete physical examination
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
guided meditation · present moment · mental stillness · inner silence · concentration · contemplation · intention setting · centering
corpse pose
Supine yoga rest position
letting go · release · tranquility · calmness · peace · serenity · quietude · repose · ease · comfort
healing
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
restoration · integration · nervous system · parasympathetic · stress relief · tension release · therapeutic · nourishing · restful · recuperation
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- breath awarenessConscious attention to respiration
- body scanComplete physical examination
visualization · guided meditation · present moment · mental stillness · inner silence · concentration · contemplation · intention setting · centering
yogic
Of meditative practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- classGrouping by shared traits
mat · studio · instructor · yin yoga · restorative yoga · guided · props · bolster · blanket · eye pillow
- yogaasanas, pranayama, yoga class, yoga pose, poses
- SanskritPanini, Sanskrit, om, Vedas, root words
shavasanaheadstand
Inverted balancing posture
mountain pose · handstand · warrior pose · inversions · tree pose
shavasanavinyasa
Breath-synchronized yoga movements
power yoga · ashtanga · hot yoga · chaturanga · plank pose