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Yoga is a practice of training your body and
various systems in your body. But relaxation is must after every practicing
session right? Yoga also has a pose which will make you to be relaxed. The
relaxation pose in Yoga is called as Savasana. Savasana refers to the corpse
pose. ‘Sava’ is Sanskrit term which means corpse and asana is posture. Since
the person doing this asana will lie on ground like a corpse, it is named such
way. Though it appears so simple, the benefits it gives are really worthy and
it is an easy posture to do.
Importance of Savasana
Savasana is absolutely an important practice to
be done after every session of practice of other yoga posses. It is much simple
to do. A person who does Savasana must lie down on a flat surface (preferably
floor) with legs and arms separated at 45 degrees. Now the person must close
his eyes and then have to go with dheerga or deep Pranayama. Pranayama is
nothing but taking deep breath and holding it for a while and slowly exhaling
it. The whole body now is being rested on the floor with the awareness that the
chest and abdomen fall and rise for each breath we take. During this practice,
all the parts of our body are getting scanned for muscular tensions and if any
found will be released consciously or by simple movement of that part. This
practice will reduce all the stress in our body. The pose should be released by
slow movement of body parts and deep breathes.
Benefits if Savasana
Practice of Savasana will bring you more
benefits. Relaxation is always beneficiary. Hence the yoga pose also bring
benefits to the person who practice it. Some of the benefits of Savasana are:
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The asana will reduce
the heart rate and thus will reduce the flow of blood all over the body and
hence makes the person to move into a deep relaxing stage.
- The rate of respiration is reduced. Thus the lungs will get relaxed from continuous working.
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It reduces the blood
pressure. As mentioned the heart rate is reduced and thus the blood flow is
reduced which will have less pressure in the blood vessels.
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Decreased muscle
tension. Since the person in Savasana don’t move even a single muscle, all the
muscles in his body will get relaxed.
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The practice of Savasana
will reduce a general anxiety. Hence the mind will get relaxed and the person
will feel mentally relaxed.
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Increases the energy
levels. Being still always will save energy. This is applicable for every living
thing in the world. Thus the Savasana will help you to raise and store your
energy levels.
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Increases concentration
and focus of the person.
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Decreases fatigue and
results you with regular and deep sleep.
The
Savasana is a best and easy pose in Yoga. Practicing it daily is really good
for us. But make sure that you follow the right procedure to attain the best
benefits.
