"Your feet will be elevated in this practice, so grab whatever prop feels best for you. Lorenz suggests placing blocks under your calves or placing your legs on the edge of a couch or footstool-whatever it takes to elevate your feet above your heart for a gentle inversion. Grabbing a blanket for warm (and comfort) is a good idea, as is reaching for an eye pillow or towel to draw your attention inward."
"Lie down on your back with your legs elevated atop your prop of choice. Take a moment to get out any little wiggles that you need to, take a big sigh, and settle into stillness. Allow the back side of your body to get heavy. Draw your attention to the rhythm of your breath, focusing on deepening your exhales. Allow your breath to help you soften into the Earth."
"Note where the back of your head presses into your mat and turn your attention to your mind. Imagine that all of your thoughts are a tightly wound ball of yarn, with one string sticking out. You gently pull it, and as the ball begins to unravel, your mind becoming quieter as the ball of yarn gets smaller. The mind welcomes ease."
Savasana functions as a final resting pose for integration and ease, encouraging release of effort and simple being. Elevate the feet above the heart using blocks or the edge of furniture for a gentle inversion, and support comfort with blankets and an eye pillow. Lie on the back with legs supported, settle into stillness, exhale fully, and let the back of the body grow heavy. Breathe with extended exhales to soften into the ground. Perform a full-body scan: notice the head, visualize thoughts as a tightly wound ball of yarn and pull a string to unravel the mind, then bring attention to the spine and heart center to notice tightness.
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