Former yoga teacher in Wellington New Zealand
When I was researching the purpose of śavāsana (corpse pose), I came across a comment from restorative yoga expert Judith Lasaster that it takes the average person 15 minutes to physiologically relax. She talked about this in a podcast on
Śavāsana is a yoga asana, a physical pose that involves lying on the floor relaxing. But what is the purpose of the pose? Is it just about relaxing or something more?
Savasana is the last post in most yoga classes. It’s about taking a few minutes to let the changes from the work you’ve been doing before, sink in to your body and allow your body, breath and mind to find