Namaste everyone.
So the meditation we're going to do today is guided into Shavasana which Shavasana is a supine resting pose that's in every single yoga sequence that's out here in America or anywhere in the world.
Shavasana is translated into corpse pose and it dates way back to the 15th century.
It's mentioned in the Hatha yoga paripika.
And Shavasana serves to calm the nervous system after movement of a yoga class or just the daily stress of our lives.
It's also known to be the the fastest way to get into Samadhi,
A blissful state.
And honestly with this real important posture you can get in into it anytime that you want to.
Maybe you feel a little bit of stress or anxiety.
You can always do this posture or even if you feel good.
In your yoga practice if that's your thing to do you should always spend time in Shavasana.
So all it requires is for you to lie down.
So let's do it.
So lie down on the floor.
If you have a yoga mat that's fine but just need the comfort of some kind of floor that's comfortable.
So lie down,
Separate your feet about shoulder distance apart and just let the feet roll out.
Arms by your sides,
Palms facing up and just relaxes the shoulders to do that.
Feel the heaviness of your shoulders,
Your arms,
Back legs and feet.
Just completely let go.
Just melts into the mat.
Be sure to rest your tongue on the roof of the mouth and separate your teeth about a centimeter and just breathe through your nose.
Maybe even swallow just to kind of clear the palate.
Just breathe naturally.
So here you just want to make sure that the breath is functioning natural.
So you don't want to control the breath.
Just witness,
Watch and just rest and relax.
So make sure you relax the muscles around your spine and just let the whole body just melt into the mat or the floor.
De-wrinkle your forehead so relax your cheekbones,
Your cheeks and especially your jaw.
Maybe move the jaw around a little bit to release all the tension in the face,
The forehead,
The back of the neck.
Just feel the heaviness of that head.
Just melt the whole body into the floor.
Relax,
Relax,
Relax.
Again,
Just let the breath be free and natural.
It's almost pretending like you're in this sleep mode,
You know,
Because when you're asleep or even unconscious,
Your breath is still functioning natural.
So your breath doesn't need you,
Doesn't need to control anything.
It just is simply being.
Now with the mind,
It'd be easier if you just left your mind at the door,
But if that's not possible,
Just pretend that your thoughts are just driving by,
Just like cars on the busy street are just going by.
Now obviously you don't want to get stuck in traffic,
So you just let them go by.
Just simply just let them drive by.
Just try not to get taken away by your thoughts,
Your memories,
Images,
All the things.
The mind can do what it wants,
But you're just not going to take part in it.
Continue to relax the body,
Continue to breathe naturally,
Continue to not be a part of the mind.
So here in Jhavasana,
Corpse pose,
The posture,
The foundation is set up for you.
So there's nothing else to do.
Simply just be there,
Relax,
Relax,
Relax.
So interesting enough with this posture in yoga,
This is the most challenging posture,
Because it tends to be challenging to be still and just rest in your being.
So be still,
Be silent,
Relax all the things.
Just one more time,
Make sure the body is relaxed.
So relax your forehead,
Your cheekbones,
Your cheeks,
Especially your jaw.
Move the jaw around a little bit to release the tension in all your face.
Listen to my voice,
Rest the tongue on the roof of the mouth and separate your teeth about a centimeter.
Seal your lips gently and just breathe through your nose.
Feel the heaviness of your shoulders,
Your arms,
Back legs and feet.
Just completely let go,
Let the body just melt into the mouth.
Pretend your lungs are on sleep mode,
So nothing to control.
Just let them be free,
Let the breath be free.
Watch the thoughts as they were just cars just passing by.
Just simply be here,
Here and relax.
Relax,
Relax,
Relax.
Relax,
Relax,
Relax.
Now take your time and gently start to wake up the body.
Look at your fingers,
Your toes,
Ankles,
Or wrist.
Only when you're ready.
Slide the feet together,
Legs together,
Take the arms up and back,
Tops of the hands on the ground,
Stretch reach and roll over on your right side.
Use your left hand to bring yourself up to seated.
Come to a comfortable seated position.
Just take your palms to your heart and just feel,
See how you feel.
Hope you enjoyed this meditation.
Enjoyed being in Shavasana.
Again,
It's an easy place to be,
So whenever you're feeling stressed or anxious or just want to rest the system and stay in here as long as you need.
Enjoy.
Namaste.
