Sitting: Encyclopedia II - Sitting - Floor sitting positions

Sitting - Floor sitting positions

Sitting - Tailor Indian style Crisscross applesauce

To sit in the Tailor style:

1. sit on floor any way
2. bend one knee so that heel moves toward buttocks.
3. bend other knee in same fashion, but place leg over other bent leg.

Sitting - Lotus position

To sit in the lotus position:

1. Start in the Tailor style described above
2. Take one foot and bring it around to rest in the crook of your knee, bottom facing upwards (This is the Half-lotus position)
3. Take the other foot and bring it up to rest on the other knee, bottom also facing upwards.

This position is common in yoga.

Sitting - Half-lotus position

Half Lotus is sitting in a style similar to Indian Style, but with one leg ontop of the other. To sit in Half Lotus:

1. Sit down
2. Cross your legs like you're sitting Indian Style
3. Raise one leg still folded, and places ontop of the other leg.

Sitting - Burmese position

Sitting - Zazen positions

Zazen meditation is called zazen. Zazen translates approximately to "sitting meditation", although it can be applied to practice in any posture. During zazen, practitioners usually assume a lotus, half-lotus, burmese, or seiza position.

Sitting - Seiza position

Seiza (正座, literally "correct sitting") is a Japanese word which describes the traditional formal way of sitting in that country.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Floor sitting positions", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki