Svaroopa yoga classes begin and end with Shavasana because it teaches you the yogic art of sweet
surrender. Let Swamijis resonant voice guide you through the process of surrender and self-discovery, beginning with your own body and diving into the deeper realms within. Choose between recordings with tamboura in the background or with silence in the background. Swamiji offers you long and short versions of the classic Guided Awareness, as well as the basics of Ujjayi Pranayama, the most important of yogas practices for healing, transfor-mation and profound inner openings.
Track 1 The Shavasana Experience (5:59)
Learn about the purpose of Shavasana as a yoga practice, in this short track with Swamiji teaching about the importance of this yoga pose and the opportunities it offers.
Track 2 Make Yourself Comfortable (2:27) Swami Nirmalananda talks you through propping yourself comfortably and settling in vital preparation for a delicious and profound experience of Shavasana. Track 3 Guided Awareness & Ujjayi Pranayama with tamboura (17:38) Enjoy the Shavasana experience that begins
every Svaroopa yoga class.
Experience
Shavasana
Experience Shavasana
& Ujjayi Pranayama
with Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
Track 4 Long Guided Awareness with tamboura (29:47)
Dive in deeper with this more detailed exploration, a full halfhour of Shavasana as is led by Swamiji in the Foundations of Svaroopa Yoga course. Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
track #3, without tamboura.
Track 5 Short Guided Awareness with silence in the background (9:03) This is the same Guided Awareness as in Track 6 Ujjayi Pranayama (Yogas Sounding Breath) (6:43)
This is the same Ujjayi Pranayama as in track #3, without tamboura.
Swami Nirmalananda
Swamiji is the founder and heart of Svaroopa yoga and Svaroopa Vidya Ashram. In this CD she helps you find the experience of Shavasana through multiple doorways her instructions for physical support, awareness, and yogic breathing, as well as the yoga of sound. Each doorway invites you to deeper layers of awareness, which lead you to the inner vastness that is already there, just behind your mind.
Script, Voice & Tamboura by Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati Recorded at Amoeba Audio; Mixed by Swami Nirmalananda & Bruce Siekman 1991-2011 S.T.C., Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please do not copy in any way without written permission. Distributed by Amaya Yoga Products. website: www.amayayogaproducts.com email: [email protected]
ISBN 1-930559-32-1
Discover more of yourself in these inner explorations into the vastness of your own beingness, under Swamijis loving guidance.
Make Yourself Comfortable
Use these pointers to create a Shavasana nest, for a deeper relaxation and a profound experience of stillness and inner peace.
1. Lie on your back on the floor, with several rolled blankets, cushions or bolsters under your knees so that the back of your waist rests easily on the floor. Let your feet sink low, and if your heels dont land on the floor, fill in the space under them. You may instead prefer to lay your feet and lower legs on the seat of the couch or a chair. 2. Begin with your heels almost touching. Then soften your legs and allow your knees and toes to spiral gently outward.
3. Extend your arms softly near your sides, and turn your palms to face upward. Or bend your elbows and lay your hands on your belly with your palms facing down. 4. You may need a soft cushion under your head to level out your forehead and chin so the back of your neck will lengthen and soften. 5. A light eye bag or folded washcloth on your eyebrows (not your eyes) will help you settle more deeply inward.
Ujjayi Pranayama
(Yoga Breathing Practice)
This easy and powerful breathing practice releases muscular tension and offers deep physical, emotional and mental healing. Your primary focus is on the inner sound of your breath, which soothes your mind and nervous system and gives a profound sense of peace and well being. It also enlivens your cells as it increases your strength and vitality, creates enthusiasm for life and a positive attitude. While Ujjayi Pranayama is very good for those with high blood pressure or coronary troubles, it is especially important that you do not hold your breath, especially after your inhalation. Cultivate an easy breath, or use Swamijis recording of Easy Breathing on her CD entitled Lifes Breath. Caution: Do not do Ujjayi during or after yoga poses.
Tamboura
The yoga of sound plays an important part in Swamijis teachings. On two tracks, the tamboura provides a quiet background for Swamijis words. This beautiful stringed instrument from India provides a richly layered sound that vibrates through the room and through your being. Designed by ancient sages to recreate one of the inner sounds that is heard in deep meditation, the sustained tones and interwoven vibrations of the tamboura draw you progressively and deliciously inward.
Guided Awareness
Swamiji takes you on a guided tour of your body, inviting you to saturate it with awareness, step by step. Your own awareness has a profoundly relaxing effect, allowing you to inhabit your body more fully, an experience that quiets your minds restlessness and settles you into yourself.
Shavasana
with Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
1. The Shavasana Experience 2. Make Yourself Comfortable 3. Guided Awareness & Ujjayi Pranayama with tamboura 4. L ong Guided Awareness with tamboura 5. Short Guided Awareness with silence in the background 6. Ujjayi Pranayama (Yogas Sounding Breath)
Experience
ISBN 1-930559-32-1 1991-2011 S.T.C., Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please do not copy in any way without written permission. Distributed by Amaya Yoga Products www.amayayogaproducts.com
