Shared by Eliza Whiteman.

This poem is by a fellow yogi and poet, Danna Faulds.  I use this poem right at the beginning of savasana.  I try not to just read but make them feel it.  I lower my voice but lightly raise my voice when emphasizing the good stuff.  This poem has the power to make you pay attention and to really have an Ah-ha savasana moment!  You could even split this up, read the first half right at the beginning of savasana and then begin the second half as they are coming out of their savasana.  Enjoy!

Just For Now

Just for now, without asking how, let yourself sink into stillness.

Just for now, lay down the
weight you so patiently
bear upon your shoulders.
Feel the earth receive
you, and the infinite
expanse of sky grow even
wider as your awareness
reaches up to meet it.

 Just for now, allow a wave of breath to enliven your experience.

Breathe out
whatever blocks you from
the truth. Just for now, be
boundless, free, awakened
energy tingling in your
hands and feet. Drink in
the possibility of being
who and what you really are
so fully alive that when you
open your eyes the world
looks different, newly born
and vibrant, just for now.