Apr 27 - Give Love Through the Savasana Adjustment

The following Saturday we moved on to the sixth charka - Ajna, or the "third eye."  Often associated with spiritual awareness and the sound of "Om."  This was perhaps our most blissful session yet since we focused on resting poses that are more gentle and passive and can be used as good transitions during class.  These include ananda balasana (happy baby), thread the needle, balasana (child's pose), and malasana (garland) - one of my all-time favorites for obvious reasons.  :)

One of the things I have always wanted to learn was how to properly adjust someone in savasana (corpse pose) during the end of class.  It's such a peaceful time that I have always felt that unless someone does it just right, it can be really disruptive.  When people do it nicely, I have always thought it is such a loving gesture.  There you are all sweaty from class and then someone comes and touches your feet or your shoulders or neck and helps you melt into the ground.  I always felt so grateful for Bija's adjustment.

So we Bija showed the first person and then once we had it done to us, we did it to the next person.   I was last so I adjusted Bija - what pressure!  I started with the feet, then the hips, then the shoulders, and finally the neck and forehead.  When I was done I asked her if it felt good and she said she felt "loved."  Success!

I read that some teachers don't want any touching during savasana.  What's your preference?  Do you like to be adjusted during savasana or prefer to be left in stillness?