Grounding Meditations for Savasana
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The end of a yoga class— and the pose Savasana (corpse pose)— is arguably the most profound and impactful moment in a practice.
It is the time when we allow all the poses we’ve practiced throughout a class to integrate.
To be received by the body, mind and spirit.
Savasana is a beautiful, and sometimes challenging, pose.
It can also be challenging for new yoga teachers to teach it. There is the awkward silence, students fidgeting, the choice between playing music or speaking or staying silent.
When I first started teaching yoga, I wasn’t sure what to say during Savasana. Eventually I began to develop some simple meditations I would share during class. The more I shared, the more I found students would benefit from hearing the calming sound of my voice.
That’s why I wrote my newest e-book, Savasana Meditations: The Art of Relaxation.
Included in the book are 21 unique meditations (just one page each) that you can read aloud to your students in 1-2 minutes while they are resting in Savasana.
Savasana is the art of relaxation. As a new yoga teacher, it can be hard to know what to say during this pose. In this 30-page e-book, learn how to teach Savasana effectively so that your students can get the most out of this restorative pose. Includes:
The benefits of Savasana
Considerations for teaching it including how to use props, how to modify the pose, what to do when students want to skip Savasana, and more!
Effective cues for guiding students into and out of Savasana
21 calming meditations to read during Savasana
Contact information for Rachel to follow up with any questions
Meditations include topics such as surrendering to the present moment, slowing down, trusting change, emotional awareness, getting unstuck, clearing old energy, and releasing anger. Each soothing meditation can be read aloud to your students during the end of class to help promote relaxation and gentle awareness during Savasana.
From my heart to yours, I hope you find these calming, grounding meditations for Savasana a beautiful way to connect with your students and support them in releasing stress.
Photos by Erin Louise Photography.
Power Vinyasa Yoga Script | Yoga Script for Teachers | Alive in the Fire
The Power Vinyasa Yoga Script is a valuable tool for yoga teachers to improve cues, build confidence, and guide students through poses. Enhance your teaching skills with this essential yoga script.
Calling all new yoga teachers! Are you ready to teach a badass power yoga class?! This script can help you improve your cues, build your confidence, and discover the sequencing and pacing that will define your unique style as a teacher. A great tool for transitioning from your yoga teacher training into any environment where you are leading classes, whether that’s a studio, gym, corporate setting, or private classes.
Who is this power yoga script for?
New teachers in their first year of teaching who want to build confidence
Experienced teachers who want to be more precise in their cueing
Any yoga teacher looking to discover their voice and feel prepared to teach
If you are struggling to remember what to say when you teach, or you’re having trouble guiding students from pose to pose, this script can help. The Power Yoga Script breaks down exactly what verbs and cue details to use as you teach. Are there fears or insecurities holding you back? Are you comparing yourself to other yoga teachers instead of letting your voice be heard? Explore the big questions behind how and why you teach using this helpful guide.
The sequencing follows the Baptiste methodology including the following sections: Integration, Awakening, Vitality, Equanimity, Grounding, Igniting, Stability, Opening, Release, Rejuvenation and Deep Rest.
This 48-page script includes:
Introductions
Warm ups
Sun salutations
Warrior poses
Balancing poses
Triangle series
Backbending
Abs and core work
Hips
Forward bending
Inversions
Cool down and shavasana
There’s also space for you to plan out a class and write out all the cues you’ll use to guide students safely through the poses, plus a list of questions to help you discover where you’re feeling stuck.
Precise cues, smart sequencing, and ideas for how to start and end the class in an engaging and authentic way. Walk into class feeling empowered and prepared to deliver a kick-ass yoga experience to your students.
Take your teaching from basic to badass with this power yoga script.
Here’s what yoga teachers are saying about the POWER YOGA SCRIPT:
“This definitely helped me improve my flow with teaching asana after my teacher training.” -Donita, Vinyasa yoga teacher
”I love how you laid this script out. I felt confused and scattered as I was working on my classes and this helped me save time in the process. Thank you!” -Keyla, yin yoga teacher
“I’ll be honest: when I got done with my 200-hour training, I felt totally lost. I mean, my trainers went over all the poses but as soon as I’d get in front of the room, the words just weren’t there. I felt so stuck. This book helped me build my confidence and doing some memorization so I wasn’t always so terrified to teach.” -Beth, power vinyasa teacher