After a yoga class, my daughter asked, “Why do we roll to the right side after Savasana?” I love when awareness enters the yoga room allowing the yogi to notice changes in the body and the mind from one posture to another.

Savasana or corpse pose is the final restorative pose in yoga that cools down and relaxes the entire body, pacifies the mind, reduces headache and fatigue and helps to lower the blood pressure. Fetal position symbolizes the re-birth, that sweet feeling of comfort, purity, and love. In India and in other parts of the world, the symbol of entering a holy space with the right foot, greeting each other by extending the right hand, rolling right towards the rising sun is a spiritual and ritual way of beginning the day by asking for blessings of grace and bliss. In traditional Indian and Chinese medicine, we are more than the visible body. According to Yogic wisdom, our body contains 72,000 energy channels or nadis that direct the flow of prana or Life Force through and around the body to make us alive. The three main energy channels are located along and on each side of the spinal column. The central energy channel or Sushumna runs from the base of the spine through the crown of the head. The left side of the spine where the Ida channel runs is related to the feminine, relaxing, Yin energy and is connected to the moon. The right side of the spine where the Pingala channel runs is related to the masculine, heating, energizing, Yang energy and is connected to the sun. Rolling to the right side allows more openness for the left nostril, encouraging the flow of  the cooling and calming Yin energy, easing gently into full consciousness between savasana and sitting up. The heart being on the left side of the body, rolling to the right, brings the heart above the organs, keeping it open and free from pressure. The opposite is recommended for pregnant women, especially those in the later stages. Rolling to the left side improves blood circulation, creating an easy route for the nutrients to travel from the heart to the placenta to nourish the fetus.

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