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• Hathayoga Pradipike
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Shavasana

Procedure

Lie on you back. Palms should be upwards and should 15cms away from the body. Palms should be bended little. Let there be a distance of 1 foot between the foots. Feets should be in a position as if touching the ground. Head and back should be in a straight line. Head should not slant and should face upwards.

Close the eyes. Relax the whole body. There should not be any movement in any part of the body. Watch the breath with ease and with out any strain.

Instruction

Body should not move a little while doing this Asana.

Breathing

Let go the entire body, mind and breath. Just watch the breath with out forcing inhalation or exhalation.

Meditation

To relax the body physically pay attention to the relaxation of the muscles of the whole body. Spiritual practitioners should concentrate on the Ajna Chakra, center between the eyebrows.

Mental repeatition of personal Mantra can be done while doing Shavasana.

Shavasana Type 2

While doing Shavasana bring your attention on the right hand. Relax the right hand. Like-wise relax all the parts of the right side starting from the right hand, fingers, palms, wrist, elbow, arms, arm-pits, hip, buttocks, leg, knee, calf, heel, ankle. Do this for left side also. Then relax the Head, forehead, jaw, cheek, chin, neck, shoulders, spine, chest and all other parts of the body. Practice until all the tensions in all the parts of the body are released. Feel that the body is united with the ground. Do this for several times. All tensions will be released.

Benifits

This is one of the most praised Asana by the ancient scriptures. Body and mind gets total relaxation by Shavasana. Peace of mind is obtained by Shavasana. This Asana should be done in beginning the Asana practice and after the practice. This can be done whenever you feel strain while doing Yogasana and whenever you feel weakness in body or mind. Shavasana creates awareness in body and mind. Total relaxation of the body leads mind to higher levels of meditation.