Sentences with phrase «practitioners lie flat on their backs»

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.