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Because they have a circular shape, they give your thighs plenty of clearance to angle down. And I really like straddling them\u0026nbsp;sideways with\u0026nbsp;a modified seiza position (coming in a future blog post).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002243595\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37684\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37684 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221553196490\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/tbshoppingicloudcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/user_profiles\/picture-43595-1601316554.jpg?itok=Rtqu6i_p\u0022 width=\u002269\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user tb.shopping@icloud.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ETaraB\u003C\/span\u003E on Thu, 03\/21\/2019 - 12:28\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37684#comment-37684\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37684#comment-37684\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EWhat a wonderful post, Esther\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat a wonderful post, Esther, thank you so much! \u0026nbsp;I agree wih the posters before me. \u0026nbsp;I have \u0026nbsp;been doing yoga for 30 years and meditating for 20 and have never been comfortable sitting cross-legged on the floor and now I understand why and can forgive myself my inflexibility in this regard. \u0026nbsp;For my 20 years of meditating I have been either sitting with a special meditation cushion or using a seiza bench. \u0026nbsp;Now, I tend to use a buckwheat zafu cushion but sit on it seiza style. \u0026nbsp;I find this extremely comfortable for long periods of time. \u0026nbsp;I also have a \u0022Cloud Bench\u0022 which is delightful (see SamadhiCushions.com) and is another way to sit comfortably in meditation. \u0026nbsp;With all these type of sitting you can properly antevert your pelvis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u00227\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37690\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37690 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221553206585\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/esthergokhalemethodcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/teacher_biography\/Esther%20Gokhale%20Headshot%20600x600.png?itok=K6i4rTUJ\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user esther@gokhalemethod.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EEstherG\u003C\/span\u003E on Thu, 03\/21\/2019 - 15:16\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37690#comment-37690\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37690#comment-37690\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003ERight on!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERight on!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002271945\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37691\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37691 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221553217298\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/shannonstoneygmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user shannon.stoney@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EShannonS\u003C\/span\u003E on Thu, 03\/21\/2019 - 18:14\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37691#comment-37691\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37691#comment-37691\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EWhen I started going to\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started going to school at age 6, I did not want to sit in the chairs at school like a \u0022lady,\u0022 as they wanted me to, with both feet on the floor.\u0026nbsp; I was always trying to sit cross-legged in my chair: it seemed a lot more comfortable to me. But I was always being reprimanded about it.\u0026nbsp; This was the case until about 8th grade probably.\u0026nbsp; \u0022Shannon, put your feet on the floor!\u0022\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EFor this reason I can sit cross-legged a little more easily than most people in America, but I didn\u0027t realize that the anteverted pelvis was the key.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u00228507\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37695\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37695 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221553552622\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/stacyjustiacom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user stacy@Justia.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EStacyS\u003C\/span\u003E on Mon, 03\/25\/2019 - 15:23\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37695#comment-37695\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37695#comment-37695\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EThank You for this\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank You for this fascinating post. I have shared it with sisters who have children under 16 so they can help them have a better range of motion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI\u0027m wondering what this means for doing squats at the gym. Can adults\u0026nbsp;improve their ranges of motion or are we kind of stuck with how low we can go before butt wink happens in squatting position?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/how_to_sit_on_the_floor_part_1_cross_legged_sitting%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","settings":null}]