savasana
English
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Savasana, the resting pose.
Alternative forms
- shavasan
- shavasana
Etymology
From Modern Sanskrit शवासन (śavāsana), from शव (śava, “corpse”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʃəˈvɑːsənə/
Noun
savasana (uncountable)
- (yoga) A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed. [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 226:
- There was no way I was going to get sleep unless I did yoga-nidra or shavasan.
- 2005, BKS Iyengar, Light on Life, page 232:
- Now, Savasana is about relaxation, but what prevents relaxation? Tension.
- 2007, Darca Lee Nicholson, Body Matters, page 179:
- In Savasana, the last pose we did, often one or two of them would fall asleep and snore.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 226:
Synonyms
- corpse pose