Comments on: Too Busy for Savasana? Why We All Need to Play Dead

By: Dilip

Dilip — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:11:02 +0000

I am from India. I learnt yoga in bits and pieces say from my father and here and there . What I find is that nobody is stressing on savasana – it should be done finally as though it is another asana . As it is put aptly savasana it is the icing on the cake . It should not be done for 2 minutes but at least for ten minutes in the end.

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By: Sam (the neurotic yogini)

Sam (the neurotic yogini) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:02:33 +0000

At the end of my practice at home, I’ll lay in savasana for goodness knows how long! I loosely keep track of the time while I’m stretching/meditating, but I’d say I sit in savasana around 10-15 minutes at least.. and I get up feeling COMPLETELY stress free.

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By: Salt

Salt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:04:39 +0000

I agree with Derrick. The instructors at my Bikram studio always stress savasana at the end of our practice. And trust me, by the end of that class I need it.