Staying Healthy
Try this: Play dead
- Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
If you want to feel more grounded, spend time lying on the ground. In yoga, corpse pose (also known as savasana) is a resting supine pose done at the end of a yoga session to help calm and center the body and mind.
"When you lie flat on your back, your posture becomes open and relaxed, which can have a calming effect," says Dr. Julia Loewenthal, a geriatrician and certified yoga teacher with Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. Here's how to do corpse pose:
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About the Author
Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
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Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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