Finding Your Perfect Meditation Posture

If you have ever tried meditation before, you have probably experienced some

pain from sitting in an uncomfortable position for long

periods of time.

This is because you are not using the correct meditation

posture for your body.

Not everyone can take sitting with their legs crossed for ten minutes at a time; in fact you could end up cutting off your

circulation and hurting yourself.

Finding your perfect meditation posture may take a little time, but there are a few

positions that many people find works for them much better

than others.

The key to finding a good meditation posture is finding

one that is the most comfortable for you.

If you start experiencing pain, especially after only a minute

or two, the posture is not going to help your meditation.

There is no specific posture you must use, so just find one that is comfortable.

It is also important that the posture you choose keeps you awake the entire time.

Try out some of these meditation postures to find

one that works for you.

Tailor’s posture: This is one of the most commonly seen

postures, and is even used to help pregnant women prepare

for birth.

Sit down and bend your legs so that the bottom of your feet rest against each other

in front of you.

Rest the back of your hands on your knees.

Although this posture is good for some, it may be difficult for you to spread your legs that far apart.

Burmese posture: This posture is very similar to the tailor’s posture, but it is a bit

easier on the hips.

Instead of making the bottom of your feet touch each other, tuck one foot

behind the other.

This lets you bring your legs closer together to whatever

is comfortable for you.

The Burmese posture is a Buddhist practice and used

in Zen meditation.

Lotus posture: This is a good meditation posture for

people with a lot of flexibility in their knees.

Take one foot and prop it up on your opposite leg,

then do the same with your other foot on your other leg.

The bottom of your feet should point towards your

body.

The lotus posture is used by many different meditations and

represents the connection between Heaven and Earth.

Kneeling: If you can’t find a meditation posture that

works for you, try a kneeling posture.

This is much more comfortable for most people, especially if you are overweight or have

limited flexibility.

Kneel down and sit on top of your legs with the arches

of your foot pointing up.

Try each one of these postures for a few minutes and decide which one you

like best.

You shouldn’t feel like your pinching any part of your

body.

If your legs or feet fall asleep while in position it is

a good sign that you are cutting off circulation.

If this happens a lot try to increase your flexibility with

exercises.

Many of these meditation postures feel much better when you use a cushion.

Do a little research on different types of meditation

posture cushions to find ones that may help you.

Resource Box: Many people use cushions or pads when

they meditate.

It takes off the pressure from sitting in the same position for so long and can help promote

better posture.

You can use a regular pillow or you can go purchase a

specially made meditation posture cushion from store.

Finding Your Perfect Meditation Posture

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