How To Sit For Meditation | The Right Meditation Posture

So you've started your journey of meditation,

But you're not quite sure how to sit or what posture to keep?

Tentham,

Let's answer that question for you.

Namaste,

My name is Soumya.

I'm a meditation teacher and a counseling psychologist and today let's look at some of the most common postures that you can take when practicing meditation.

So the first posture is the very basic sitting in a cross-legged posture and you can do this while you're sitting on your yoga mat or like I'm doing right now.

I'm sitting on a couch,

But I've crossed my legs.

This is a posture that requires some level of flexibility in your legs and your hamstrings and it also requires some back strength.

So if you find that your back tends to curve when you sit in this way,

Then it can be very helpful to have a firm sturdy cushion,

Place it underneath and then sit on top of it and when you do that you will find that you're naturally able to sit up a little bit taller.

If you find that you can't sit cross-legged,

Then here's the second way in which you can sit.

Just simply sit on a chair and sit in a way such that your feet are resting firmly on the ground.

If your feet are not able to reach the ground,

Then again use a cushion,

Place it underneath and raise the floor up to you.

So then you can place your feet on the cushion and you can do the practice.

The third way to practice,

And I usually recommend this if you are feeling very tired or you're not feeling too well,

Is to lie down and then do the practice.

Any place where you are not likely to fall asleep What you do want is for your mind to enter a state of deep relaxation.

Lie down flat and if again you find that your back is too stiff or you're not able to keep your legs straight,

That's completely okay.

You can fold them in a way such that your knees are facing up towards the ceiling and your feet are then resting on your bed or on your yoga mat.

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Thank you so much for being here today,

I'll see you tomorrow for a meditation practice.