Savasana is known in yoga as complete relaxation, a way to calm the mind and body. In this last year of regular yoga practice, however, I have been skipping this part when it appears at the end of a routine. Just lay there and do nothing while the clock keeps ticking and my to-do list keeps growing? Dare I say I considered it a waste of time. Never mind that research and experts have shown its power for improving physical and mental health. Never mind that my personal stress had been leaving me with insomnia and other ailments. If I didn’t feel a “good stretch” or burn some calories, I didn’t see the point.
I’m not sure why I started to continue my SaraBeth yoga routines through to the end. Maybe I just didn’t want to get up and start the day. My stress and exhaustion literally pinning me to the mat.
Savasana is also called “corpse pose”. What irony! I feel more “alive” since I’ve been regularly posing as a corpse! I don’t just read about the importance of complete relaxation, I’m experiencing it. Calm in the midst of chaos. Deep sleep. Strength.
So don’t wait until your stress “pins” you to the mat. Give the SaraBeth Savasana relaxation video a try to get started. I hope you too can find a new way to live. 
My cat Zoe loves yoga too!