Savasana (Corpse Yoga Pose) | 10-Minute Guided Relaxation

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prepare for corpse pose shavasana the most important part of your practice lie down on your mat bring the feet slightly wider than the hips relax the legs and the thighs make sure the lower back is comfortable arms by your sides with your palms facing up bring the arms slightly away from the body and close your eyes take three deep cleansing breaths inhale through your nose exhale through the mouth two more deep inhale and exhale one more full breath in exhale it out keep the mouth closed now allow the breath to be more natural no need to control the breathing if there are any adjustments that need to be made go ahead and do that now get all the fidgeting out of the way in our shavasana we'll try to keep as still as possible scan the body starting from the feet feel the toes relaxed allow the legs the thighs to be heavy on the mat feel the parts of the body touching the ground relax the hips feel the gentle movement of the belly and the chest as you inhale and as you exhale relax of shoulders and the arms feeling the skin that's touching the mat allow the hands to be completely soft notice how the fingers naturally curl in when the hands are relaxed soften the neck unclench the jaw relax your tongue and let it fall away from the roof of the mouth soften the cheeks soften the space between the eyes feel the eyes become heavy in their sockets relax the forehead feel maybe a slight tingling in the scalp as you get more and more relaxed notice any sensations it might come up observe how everything that arises eventually fades away on its own no need to react no need to move simply observe and let it go thoughts and emotions will also arise and fade away simply observe and let them go anytime the mind wanders or gets caught up in any thought patterns notice that without judgment gently bring your attention back to your breathing to help you stay present do this again and again in your shavasana at the same time be as still as possible allow yourself to surrender to the pose we'll be here for a few more minutes in silence if you would like more time in shavasana feel free to stay longer when you are ready to reawaken begin taking deeper breaths introduce gentle movement into the body wiggle your toes your fingers move your head side to side take a full body stretch reach your arms up overhead point your toes take a big inhale and a big exhale take your time still with the eyes closed bend your knees and roll to the right side pause a few more moments when you get here whenever you feel ready use your arms to help you come up gently push the floor away to help you come up to a seated position still with the eyes closed find a comfortable seat keep the spine nice and tall shoulders relaxed observe how you feel and the practice with a few more moments of silence and stillness bring your palms together in front of the heart bow the head down take the sense of peace and calm and mindfulness with you as you go through the rest of your days namaste