Meditation Postures
Meditation is basically a mental exercise that rejuvenates, invigorates and enlivens your mind and body.
It plays an important role in keeping all the stress, anxiety, negativity and skepticism at bay.
It also helps you to deal with all kinds of tribulations with lots of positivity, optimism and sanguinity.
It is a simple technique that helps you to live a better life.
The easiest way to amplify the good effects of meditation is to meditate in a proper posture.
An ideal posture is one that keeps your mind and body alert, yet relaxed.
Let's take a look at some commonly used postures.
o Egyptian posture- This is the most commonly used meditation posture.
You have to sit in an upright position such that your head, neck and back are in straight line.
You can either keep your hands on your knees or in your lap.
Depending upon whether you are using concentrative or non-concentrative technique to meditate, you can keep your eyes open or closed.
One thing that you should bear in mind while using this posture is to keep your body fully relaxed.
Any kind of strain or pain can cause more harm than good.
If you find it difficult to sit in this posture for a long time, then instead of sitting on the floor, use a chair.
o Tailor's posture- In the posture, you have to sit down and bend your legs so that the soles of both the legs touch each other.
For stability, there should be three points of contact with the ground viz.
your butt and knees.
If both your knees do not touch the floor, then use thin cushions to enhance stability.
o Burmese posture- This meditation posture is similar to the tailor posture, but the legs are not spread out that much.
Moreover, the soles also do not touch one another.
Here also you have to sit on the floor and bend you legs in such a manner that one foot is positioned right in front of the pelvis and the other foot is placed before the first one.
Fold your hands and place them in the lap.
Make sure that your spine is perfectly aligned with your neck and head.
o Lotus posture- This posture is good for you only if you have a lot of flexibility in your legs and knees.
For this posture, sit on the floor, and hold your left foot with both the hands and place it on your right thigh such that the heel touches the groin.
In the same manner, place your right foot on your left thigh.
Make sure that both the knees rest upon the floor.
This was the full lotus posture.
If you intend to do half lotus posture, then you just have to place one foot on the opposite thigh.
In both the forms, you to sit in an upright position.
o Kneeling posture- If you are overweight or lack flexibility, then kneeling posture is perfect for you.
In this meditation posture, you have to sit on your knees such that both the knees are together and feet are about 12-inches apart.
Sit between your feet and ensure that your head, neck and back are in straight line, and your soles are upwards.
It plays an important role in keeping all the stress, anxiety, negativity and skepticism at bay.
It also helps you to deal with all kinds of tribulations with lots of positivity, optimism and sanguinity.
It is a simple technique that helps you to live a better life.
The easiest way to amplify the good effects of meditation is to meditate in a proper posture.
An ideal posture is one that keeps your mind and body alert, yet relaxed.
Let's take a look at some commonly used postures.
o Egyptian posture- This is the most commonly used meditation posture.
You have to sit in an upright position such that your head, neck and back are in straight line.
You can either keep your hands on your knees or in your lap.
Depending upon whether you are using concentrative or non-concentrative technique to meditate, you can keep your eyes open or closed.
One thing that you should bear in mind while using this posture is to keep your body fully relaxed.
Any kind of strain or pain can cause more harm than good.
If you find it difficult to sit in this posture for a long time, then instead of sitting on the floor, use a chair.
o Tailor's posture- In the posture, you have to sit down and bend your legs so that the soles of both the legs touch each other.
For stability, there should be three points of contact with the ground viz.
your butt and knees.
If both your knees do not touch the floor, then use thin cushions to enhance stability.
o Burmese posture- This meditation posture is similar to the tailor posture, but the legs are not spread out that much.
Moreover, the soles also do not touch one another.
Here also you have to sit on the floor and bend you legs in such a manner that one foot is positioned right in front of the pelvis and the other foot is placed before the first one.
Fold your hands and place them in the lap.
Make sure that your spine is perfectly aligned with your neck and head.
o Lotus posture- This posture is good for you only if you have a lot of flexibility in your legs and knees.
For this posture, sit on the floor, and hold your left foot with both the hands and place it on your right thigh such that the heel touches the groin.
In the same manner, place your right foot on your left thigh.
Make sure that both the knees rest upon the floor.
This was the full lotus posture.
If you intend to do half lotus posture, then you just have to place one foot on the opposite thigh.
In both the forms, you to sit in an upright position.
o Kneeling posture- If you are overweight or lack flexibility, then kneeling posture is perfect for you.
In this meditation posture, you have to sit on your knees such that both the knees are together and feet are about 12-inches apart.
Sit between your feet and ensure that your head, neck and back are in straight line, and your soles are upwards.
