Savasana

From yoga to the track

The deeper I got into yoga — and reading about related practices like Pilates — the more one idea stuck with me: a lot of the movement and the postures are really just preparation. Preparation for the still part. For the meditation. For letting go.

It took a hard run for that to click.

Lying on the ground

After a tough session I dropped to the ground, completely spent — and noticed it felt amazing. I could just lie there, the same way a yoga practice ends: feel the body, stop, let go.

Normally the session ends and I move straight on. Practice is over, next thing. But lying there I could actually listen — how the session had felt, how my body felt — instead of skipping past it.

Making it part of the practice

So I want to build this in on purpose: finish the hard work, then give myself the stillness at the end. Not an extra task — the close of the session.

The strongest version I’ve found so far is a hard run in the heat, then a cold shower, then that quiet afterward. Zen mode.

I hope it inspires you too.