Hi Edge
Yes, I know what you mean. Seems quite odd that we need instructions to lie there. There are some good reasons for that though. A set of instructions means that it is supposedly repeatable. What I like to say is that when you get your body in the same position time after time, you trigger a deeper state of relaxation (and become more and more like a breathing motionless being). Because relaxation and meditation (and most things we do) are learned skills, we can practice them. So every time you get back to the floor you anchor yourself to re-experience what it means to be in this position. You probably know yourself how hard it can be to completely let go and stay still, not moving a muscle, not even twitching a finger, not even thinking.
Totally misleading to call it corpse pose because we are breathing 😉 but hopefully staying as still as a corpse in body and in mind. Maybe the naming has to do with it being a translation which has more than one meaning. Anyone out there know?
What I do know is that it is very hard to train the body and mind to stay still at the same time. How well do you manage? How well do you feel you can surrender everything? I am interested in your thoughts.
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
