Your Deep Winter Seasonal Guide

A grounding guide to support the body, nervous system, and inner landscape during the quiet middle of winter.

Have you been able to take a pause yet this winter?

Modern Western society isn’t known for listening to the pull of the seasons. Our jobs, lifestyles, and responsibilities often don’t offer enough down time to rest, especially in the wintertime when every single thing mother nature is throwing at us is an invitation to hibernate and find some quiet.

When we do attempt to rest there are a million distractions pulling our attention this way and that. Sometimes, we can even feel guilty for resting, even when it is what we need most. Some people only rest when their bodies force them to do so by succumbing to whatever virus is passing through or, in extreme cases, more systemic and long-term complications.

Savasana is one way we can intentionally invite this sweet pause into our life regularly.

Savasana, known as corpse pose, is often the final resting asana, or posture, in a yoga class. Lying supine, with legs slightly apart, palms facing upwards, and closed eyes, this posture invites an integration of all of the elements we’ve explored in our practice.

Savasana is also our posture for yoga nidra (yogic sleep), and when we receive a sound bath. It invites us to receive, to rest, to become quiet, to integrate, to slow down. It allows the parasympathetic nervous system to take over and work on repair and restoration.

Use this guided savasana whenever you need a 10-minute break from the world, whether it’s at the end of your practice or any other time you are ready for a sweet and sacred pause.

And check out this blog post I wrote about savasana, and let me know if it resonates!