Shavasana, Savasana (/ ˌʃəˈvæˌsəˌnə / shah - VAH - sah - nah; [1] Sanskrit: शवासन; IAST: śavāsana), or corpse pose [2] is an
asana usually done at the
end of a
yoga practice in which practitioners lie flat on their backs with the heels spread as wide as the
yoga mat and the arms a few inches away from the body, palms facing upwards.