Savasana, or corpse pose, is the final relaxation position at the end of most yoga classes. Practitioners lie still on their backs, close their eyes and absorb the benefits of yoga. Perhaps it was called corpse pose because the body is finally still and assumes the position of one deceased, but I believe that there is more to the name.
Each time we practice savasana, the opportunity arises to release thought patterns that are no longer useful. It is a time to let go and shed the skin of past illusions and entrapments. In a way, it actually is a small death.
Nature's cycle is a constant succession of death and rebirth, destruction and renewal, eb and flow. Savasana is a chance to merge with this process and harness the energy of release. By resting in silence after a yoga practice, when the body is finally still and the mind is under observation, we can see these old thoughts and ideas for what they really are--obstructions to our true Selves.
The next step is to gently let these items go. They no longer serve a purpose here. Free up space within your being. Then arise from corpse pose, feeling refreshed, restored, renewed and possibly much lighter. Our yoga practice is now complete.