shavasana

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ʃəˈvɑːsənə/ (UK)

Definition of shavasana

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed.
    “There was no way I was going to get sleep unless I did yoga-nidra or shavasan.”
    “Now, Savasana is about relaxation, but what prevents relaxation? Tension.”
    “In Savasana, the last pose we did, often one or two of them would fall asleep and snore.”

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Etymology

From Modern Sanskrit शवासन (śavāsana), from शव (śava, “corpse”) + आसन (āsana, “asana”).

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