I’ll be honest with you. Pratyahara isn’t a word I use often in class. Funny way to open when it’s literally in the title but stick with me. I was introduced to it during my Yoga teacher training, the fifth limb of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs, the withdrawal of the senses...
Savasana (or Corpse pose) is well-known for being the most important pose in our Yoga practice. It is the moment when all the physical hard work of class can seep into our muscles and bones, our body can melt into the floor, and we can finally do nothing but breathe....
We don’t know when life will change, when we will be asked by life’s circumstances to let go. The Corpse pose, Savasana, gives some good clues about how to handle change: relax, don't struggle, be in the moment, surrender, let go. This is renunciation. The pose shows...