What Do You Think About During Savasana?

[Guest guest]

I've read a couple people's messages about various thoughts and

meditations during Savasana.

 

David Williams told me that "thinking" leeches prana...and at the

end of your practice, after you've done all the previous asanas,

particularly the last three finishing poses in lotus in which you

really stir up the pranic flow, you want to let the prana heal your

body.

 

David said, "Thinking rips off prana..."

 

So he suggested that I watch my breathing and silently say, "Om" on

the inhale and "Om" on the exhale.

 

If I notice I'm thinking, he said to dismiss the thought and resume

the watching of the breath entering and leaving the body and return

to the "Om" on the inhale..."Om" on the exhale.

 

He also suggested covering my body (or in his case, crawling back in

bed) to try and keep the heat in as long as possible.

 

He said when my pulse, respiration and body temperature have

returned to normal, I am done with Savasana.

 

Any additional time spent in this pose is for relaxation...the

pranic healing occurs during the moments when the body temperature

is still elevated.

 

I really enjoy this method, especially the watching of the breath

and the "Om" meditation.

 

Sitting meditation has always been a challenge for me, but the

moving variety that occurs in my practice is much more suitable for

me personally.

 

Dan

[Guest guest]

The real challenge for me during Savasana is not crying! Almost every

day I end up sobbing. Sometimes, I admit, it's because of

the "thinking", but most days is just laying down and the tears would

come. Some days (very few) I don't cry at all. That crying bothers

me, and the other day my instructor told to just let go and cry as

much as I need, but I'm afraid to disturb the others. Any thoughts on

this issue? Anything would help.

 

Namaste,

 

Anis

 

PS - This started to happen right after my mom died...

[Guest guest]

Crying is good. Your instructor is right. When I do the Second

Series, within the next 24hrs, I usually see a range of very intense

emotions, including anger, grief, guilt and all of Fear's children.

But, I persisted and over time, the intensity, frequency and

duration lessened and I considered the process a cleansing of sorts.

 

Let it happen and try, if you can, to "watch" yourself feeling these

normal releases of blockages as the prana heals you, most

dramatically, in savasana.

 

Make sure and cover yourself with a blanket, when you can, to try

and prolong the period in which your body retains the heat from the

practice, during which time, as David Williams explained, the pranic

activity (healing) is doing its magic.

 

Take care of you,

 

Dan

 

ashtanga yoga, anis1361 <no_reply> wrote:

>

> The real challenge for me during Savasana is not crying! Almost

every

> day I end up sobbing. Sometimes, I admit, it's because of

> the "thinking", but most days is just laying down and the tears

would

> come. Some days (very few) I don't cry at all. That crying bothers

> me, and the other day my instructor told to just let go and cry as

> much as I need, but I'm afraid to disturb the others. Any thoughts

on

> this issue? Anything would help.

>

> Namaste,

>

> Anis

>

> PS - This started to happen right after my mom died...