At age 23 i remember attending a lecture in a dance studio with no chairs and 15 minutes into the talk i was dripping sweat from the discomfort in my legs.
Crossed legs sitting on floor pose reference.
Start in staff pose with your spine straight your legs out in front and your hands next to your hips.
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My hips used to be so tight that my knees bent up at chest height when i sat cross legged on the floor.
The most manageable way for most to sit cross legged is indeed in easy pose with feet resting underneath the knees or calves in the manner that children commonly learn to sit indian style on the floor if this creates tension in your hips it may feel better to let your legs rest a bit further away from your body instead of tucking them in close to your groin.
If this hurts your knee you can elevate your seat by sliding a blanket under your sit bones.
Bend your right leg and bring the top of your right foot to the floor next to your right sit bone like in hero pose but only on one side.
Sitting cross legged on the floor also helps to open up the hips and counter the effects of sitting in chairs driving or walking.
Sitting cross legged on the floor indicates that you feel open and carefree.
You can also meditate sitting on a chair.
The chair should be firm your back straight and your feet on the floor or supported on a book or.
Try these 2 poses for tight hips.
Lotus position or padmasana sanskrit.
Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks and people who sit regularly for prolonged periods have higher mortality rates than those who do not.
I encourage you to try other poses that may be more comfortable like vajrasana thunderbolt pose sitting on your heels virasana hero pose sitting between your heels or gomukhasana cow face pose.
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For most people this is the go to pose for breathing exercises and meditation so it is important to be able to hold this pose with ease.
Variations include half lotus bound lotus and psychic union pose.
Known as figure four in body language circles driver.