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You may call the Corpse Yoga Pose as a classic relaxation Yoga Pose, practiced before or in between Asanas as well as a final relaxation. While it looks deceptively simple, it’s actually difficult to perform.

Shava means Corpse, and Asana means Pose.

The asana is pronounced as Shuh-vah-sana. It gets its name from the reclining posture of a dead body. It’s very simple and everyone can do this asana but needs lots of concentration on each part of the body.

It’s a position of rest and relaxation, which is usually practiced towards the end of a yoga session – a session that typically begins with activity and ends in rest. It can, however, be used at the beginning to calm the body before practice or in the middle of a sequence to rest. When used at the end of a yoga practice it’s usually followed by a seated meditation period to re-integrate the body-mind-spirit back into the world.