In any yoga class, it is common to end with Savasana. Savasana is a yoga posture, but it is quite different from other postures. In general, breathing, alignment, dristi (where to look), conciousness and awareness are essential in any yoga postures. However, in Savasana, there is no emphasis on alignment, except for the neck and body straight, arms outstretched, palms facing the ceiling and legs spread apart. The eyes do not open or gaze anywhere, nor is there any awareness of the breath. Savasana means corpse pose in Sanskrit. During the class, we are fully engaged in the breath, alignment, dristi, conciousness and awareness in each postures, but at the end of the class, we are released from this conciousness and awareness, experience temporary death and come back to life with a new body and mind, which is the flow of yoga class and practice.

It is not an exaggeration to say that all you practice yoga postures during classes is for Savasana. It is a very important posture. There are some people who can’t do Savasana comfortably, or cannot stop thinking about something or cannot empty your mind. People today are so used to thinking all the time that they seem to have difficulty in stopping, working and controlling it at will. A restless mind would cause imsomnia, or mental health isssues. If you are not good at Savasana, I recommend that you take another look at your Savasana.