There are several ways for humans to sit. Sitting - Floor sitting positions. Sitting - Tailor Indian style Crisscross applesauce. To sit in the Tailor style: sit on floor any way bend one knee so that heel moves toward buttocks. bend other knee in same fashion, but place leg over other bent leg. Sitting - Lotus position. To sit in the lotus position: Start in the Tailor style described above

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Sitting, Sitting - Floor sitting positions, Sitting - Tailor Indian style Crisscross applesauce, Sitting - Lotus position, Sitting - Half-lotus position, Sitting - Burmese position, Sitting - Zazen positions, Sitting - Seiza position, Sitting - Chair sitting positions, Sitting - Standard, Sitting - Kneeling chairs

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Seiza is integral to the Japanese tea ceremony. To sit in seiza (正座, literally "correct sitting") position, one first kneels on the knees, and then sits back with the buttocks resting on the heels, the back straight and the hands folded in the lap. The tops of the feet lie flat on the floor. When not seated at tables, both the host and guests sit in seiza style, and seiza is the basic position from which everything begins and ends in a tea ceremony. The host sits seiza to open and close the tea room doors; seiza is the basic posit ...

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Japanese tea ceremony, Japanese tea ceremony - History, Japanese tea ceremony - Equipment, Japanese tea ceremony - The Tea Ceremony, Japanese tea ceremony - Types of ceremony, Japanese tea ceremony - Tea ceremony and calligraphy, Japanese tea ceremony - Tea ceremony and flower arranging, Japanese tea ceremony - Kaiseki ryōri, Japanese tea ceremony - Tea ceremony and kimono, Japanese tea ceremony - Tea ceremony and seiza, Japanese tea ceremony - Tea ceremony and tatami, Japanese tea ceremony - Studying tea ceremony

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There are several ways for humans to sit. Sitting - Floor sitting positions. To sit in the Tailor style: sit on floor any way bend one knee so that heel moves toward buttocks. bend other knee in same fashion, but place leg over other bent leg. Sitting - Lotus position. To sit in the lotus position: Start in the Tailor style described above Take one foot and bring it around to rest in the crook of your knee, bott ...

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Sitting - Floor sitting positions
Sitting - Lotus position Sitting - Half-lotus position Sitting - Burmese position Sitting - Zazen positions Sitting - Seiza position
Sitting - Chair sitting positions
Sitting - Standard Sitting - Kneeling chairs

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Kneeling makes it easier to reach the ground. For example, during gardening, kneeling gives less strain to one's back than bending. Various knee pads and knee mats are sold to make kneeling during gardening more comfortable. A kneeled person is less visible from the distance. For example, in an ambush, one may go from kneeling to sitting in a kind of seiza and back, e.g., to peek out. Kneeling position also provides more stability due to lower center of gravity. Some other positions may serve these particular goals; the actual choice of the position is determined by other factors: mo ...

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Kneeling, Kneeling - Practical reasons, Kneeling - Social and religious customs

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Sitting - Tailor, Indian style, Crisscross applesauce. To sit in the Tailor style: sit on floor any way bend one knee so that heel moves toward buttocks. bend other knee in same fashion, but place leg over other bent leg. Sitting - Lotus position. To sit in the lotus position: Start in the Tailor style described above Take one foot and bring it around to rest in the crook of your knee, bottom facing upwards (This is the Half-lotus position) Take the other foot and bring it up to rest on ...

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Sitting, Sitting - Floor sitting positions, Sitting - Tailor, Indian style, Crisscross applesauce, Sitting - Lotus position, Sitting - Half-lotus position, Sitting - Burmese position, Sitting - Zazen positions, Sitting - Seiza position, Sitting - Chair sitting positions, Sitting - Standard, Sitting - Kneeling chairs

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