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 What is Savasanna ? Why should one do it at all ? Image credit: Alice Noir It's so boring to lie down in between or in the end of the entire yoga Asana practice. When you first start practicing Savasana, it can be a struggle to relax in the pose; you may lie there feeling tense and staring at the ceiling. Or, like some students, you might fall asleep the moment you lie down. The essence of Savasana is to relax with attention, that is, to remain conscious and alert while still being at ease. Remaining aware while relaxing can help you begin to notice and release long-held tensions in your body and mind. Savasana is a practice of gradually relaxing one body part at a time, one muscle at a time, and one thought at a time.When you do this practice day after day, it conditions the body to release stress and can improve your sense of physical and emotional well-being.

Yoga Sutra:  2.47 prayatna saithilya ananta samapattibhyam २.४७ प्रयत्नशौथिल्यानन्तसमापत्तिभ्याम् Meaning :- This Yoga Sutra says “there should be no effort that leads to strain and trembling of the body”.  Imagine if a rubber band is pulled very suddenly - it will strain and break. But if it is stretched little by little everyday, it will expand slowly without breaking. This is how our body should be improved with Yoga asanas. Image Credit: By Sabine Voigt Yoga is not to be done with comparison or to prove that you can do an asana. This is one the main causes why students over-stretch or strain and may even harm themselves while doing yoga asanas. There are some asanas that I can do well. Some you can do better with practice. As per different body types and constitutions, each individual can do certain asanas better than others. This is normal. We don't have to compare ourselves with others.  Our body changes its flexibility when we do asanas slowly. One has to do slowly...

Prerequisites for OnlineYoga Sessions Yoga mat:   A yoga mat is required to cover the ground on which you do asana. It helps avoid slipping while doing asanas. If the ground is hard, during some asanas, it may hurt your knees or back. To avoid this, you may choose a suitably thick mat which offers support. Cotton blanket:  Get a clean blanket which will be used to cover the Yoga mat. This is useful when doing asanas where the face / body is on the floor. So that when you are sweating, it does not fall on the rubber/yoga mat and you may not slip.  Face towel: A thin face towel to keep your face and nose clean.  Sash:  A cotton belt or sash about 1 meter in length and 1 inch width. During forwarding bending asanas or stretches, a sash aids beginners to get optimal stretch and retain the asana-positions without strain. Pillow:  In sitting asanas such as vajra-asana, swastik-asana, siddha-asana etc, a beginner needs support of a pillow. Select a hard pillow / ...