savasana

American  

[shuh-vahs-uh-nuh] / ʃəˈvɑs ə nə /

Or Savasana also shavasana

noun

1. (in yoga) a position, typically marking the end of a session and intended for restful meditation, in which the person lies down on their back with arms by their sides and palms facing upward.

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Through his manipulation of form and fact, both reader and author arrive at a place that’s satisfying and redemptive, not unlike a good post-workout savasana.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2022

This yoga pose, called savasana, is meant to release tension from mind and body while absorbing the benefits of the dynamic exercises.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2017

After class, cool off with a dip in the sea or stake out a spot on the beach for a blissful, extended savasana.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2014

There, he wants to feed you, tone your body, trim your bangs, get you tipsy and coax you into savasana until your vainglorious, workaholic body feels that life is healthy, productive, groomed, deliberate, ordered.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2010

It was not that she retired, as was widely reported, she said; she was just resting, a career savasana.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2010