Take a simple crossed leg position. Put one foot on top of the opposite thigh with its sole facing upward and heel close to the abdomen, and the other foot - on the opposite thigh as symmetrically as possible. You may use a folded blanket or a cushion for your knees to feel more comfortable, especially if you are new to this position. Your arms rest on your laps.
Take a simple crossed leg position. Put one foot on top of the opposite thigh with its sole facing upward and heel close to the abdomen, and the other foot - on the opposite thigh as symmetrically as possible. You may use a folded blanket or a cushion for your knees to feel more comfortable, especially if you are new to this position. Your arms rest on your laps.
* In Sanskrit it is named ''Padmasana'', the "Lotus pose", and is considered as one of the most stable and powerful poses for Pranayama.
* In Sanskrit it is named ''Padmasana'', the "Lotus pose", and is considered as one of the most stable and powerful poses for Pranayama.
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True lotus
Take a simple crossed leg position. Put one foot on top of the opposite thigh with its sole facing upward and heel close to the abdomen, and the other foot - on the opposite thigh as symmetrically as possible. You may use a folded blanket or a cushion for your knees to feel more comfortable, especially if you are new to this position. Your arms rest on your laps.
In Sanskrit it is named Padmasana, the "Lotus pose", and is considered as one of the most stable and powerful poses for Pranayama.
A figure seated in lotus position on a lotus flower is shown on dinar coins of the emperor Chandragupta II, who reigned c. 380–c. 415 AD.
