Savasana (Relaxation Pose) is not just about lying around
We will begin with a few restorative poses. These setups were all done by the kids themselves.
This is 4½-year-old came with her mother to a morning class at the Iyengar Yoga Center Neve Tzedek in Tel Aviv taught by Gabi Doren. “She was amazing! I asked her to be my assistant and she took it very seriously. She demonstrated all the poses.” Here she is in Supta Baddha Konasana.
Next up, Chair Sarvangasana (shoulder stand). Make sure your hips are secure on the chair seat. Notice how this young student holds the chair legs to stop her sliding off the chair.
Donna Pointer’s granddaughter.
Bhishmasana, it’s sort of like savasana on stilts.
Is everybody ready for Savasana? Place yourself very carefully in the center of your mat. Let your arms become limp and floppy, like perfectly cooked spaghetti.
Here is Eleana, daughter of Michelle la Rue and Matt Dreyfus, who both teach at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York. Photo by Bobby Clennell. She set herself up with the legs elevated, and a bolster just touching her head.
Completely relax your legs. Covering the eyes can help you become still and quiet.
Sue Fazoli’s daughter loves going to Mom’s classes, at the yoga studio in Chile.
This little girl at a restorative class at Natural Yoga, Bogotá, Colombia, was not quite in the center of her mat.
Close your eyes and let the head feel soft.
This little boy interpreted, very much in his own way, how to use a mat for Savasana. The class took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
……shhhh.
Galia Yogawalla took this photo last July on her yearly visit to Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI), Pune. Here are her twins Amitai & Leela, 8 months at the time, in the asana hall.
See if you can find Savasana in my picture book Watch Me Do Yoga.
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