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    śavāsana

    Devanāgarī: शवासन Translation: corpse pose Related concepts:śava, āsana

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    Śavāsana is the road between cities.”
    – TKV Desikachar England 1976

    – Bhāvana on the transition from Standing Āsana to Lying Āsana
    “In terms of the transition within
    a Vinyāsa Krama from standing
    Āsana to lying Āsana and beyond.
    Choose not to lie down for  Śavāsana
    until you feel you don’t need to lie down.”
    – 108 Postural Practice Pointers

    “Śavāsana is a recovery from the fatigue of practice,
    rather than a recovery from the fatigue of Saṃsāra.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

    “The Viniyoga of Yoga perspective
    is that the role of Śavāsana is
    its specific use as a transition
    from the fatigue of the Āsana,
    rather than its general use as a
    recovery from the fatigue of life.”
    – 108 Teaching Path Pointers

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    • The role of Śavāsana within an Āsana practice was as a transitional link pose…

    –  Last Updated 11th April 2022

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