What are the yoga sitting postures, and the eight sitting postures of yoga

Simple sitting: It is a relatively simple yoga sitting posture, and it is also a more comfortable sitting posture, first sit on the mat, stretch the feet forward, first bend the right foot and retract it on the heel side of the left thigh, and then bend the left calf and put it under the right thigh, the hand can be placed on the knees with the wisdom handprint, and at the same time keep the head, neck and torso in the same straight line, the spine is stretched upward, keep the shoulders and arms relaxed, and the breathing can be smooth, and simple sitting is conducive to the flexibility of the joints such as the thighs and ankles.

Half Lotus Sitting: Sit on the mat, stretch your legs together and straighten forward, bend your left calf, and let your left heel rest on your right heel; Bend the right knee, let the right leg retract, place it above the left leg, rotate the hip externally, try to keep the knees on the ground, keep the wisdom mudra on the knees or keep the prayer position on the chest, you can exchange the feet, so that the legs can get an equal exercise.

Lotus Sitting: Double Lotus Pose is a relatively difficult posture in sitting practice, and it is also a more important basic asana. Sit on the mat with your legs together and straighten forward, then bend your right calf, rotate your hip externally, place your right foot on your left thigh with the sole of your foot facing up, bend your left calf back and place your left foot on top of your right thigh.

With the soles of your feet facing up, keep your shoulders and backs straight, your jaw slightly retracted, and use your hands to pray or pray to keep your breathing even.

The eight sitting postures of yoga are: simple pose, proficient pose, auspicious pose, lotus pose, root lock pose, cane pose, and reverse head touching knee pose.

Mahamudra pose. >1. Simple pose: sit cross-legged with your feet directly below your knees, if your knees are higher than your pelvis, put the two yoga blocks together and sit under your hips.

2. Proficient pose: Move the muscles on the back of the buttocks with both hands back, so that the sitting bones sit downward, and the knees should be on the same level as the pelvis.

3. Auspicious pose: relax your knees naturally, touch your thumbs and index fingers with both hands, put them above your knees, relax the remaining three fingers, stretch your spine upward, and don't protrude your ribs.

4. Lotus pose: Push the abdomen up and retract a little, chest up, shoulders down, head slightly back, chin slightly closed, and find the feeling of leaning against the wall behind you.

If we can insist on yoga exercise in ordinary times, then this is very meaningful to our health, and we can use this method to help us get the health effect, and it is also meaningful for us to prevent diseases, but we should also pay attention to the method when we are yoga, especially the sitting posture we should understand, so what are the sitting postures of yoga exercise, let's take a look.

Lotus sitting

Insist on yoga exercise, it is very meaningful for our health, first of all, at this time we can choose the double lotus pose, this sitting posture is a relatively difficult sitting posture in yoga, but it is also an important and basic posture in yoga, we can exercise through this method, which can help our health. At this time, we should first choose which ones to sit on the mat, stretch the legs together and straighten forward, then bend the right calf, rotate the hip externally, put the right foot on the left thigh, the sole of the foot is facing up, and then bend the left calf back, and put the left foot on the right thigh. The soles of the feet need to be facing up, and the shoulders and backs need to be kept straight during the exercise, the jaw is slightly adducted, the wisdom mudra or prayer posture of both hands can be used, and the breathing needs to be kept even, which can have a workout effect and is a relatively healthy sitting choice in yoga exercise.

King Kong sits

At the same time, we should also pay attention when doing yoga, at this time we can also try the method is Vajra sitting, which is a kind of Bifan Yoga kneeling posture, also known as Rulai sitting, insisting on it is meaningful to our health. First of all, we need to put our legs together, kneel on the mat, sit between our hips and feet, place our hands on the front of our thighs or in prayer with our hands in front of our chests, keep our backs straight up, and our insteps against the ground. Vajra sitting is good for flexible toes, ankles and knees, which is good for our leg health, so you can try it.

Silly. The above introduces to you the sitting posture that you need to pay attention to when exercising yoga, which is what we should pay attention to in terms of health preservation, and we can not miss these yoga sitting postures introduced above, if we can insist on such a sitting posture, then we can make the effect of yoga exercise stronger, and at the same time can also play a good health effect, so don't miss it.

1. Simple sitting.

Simple sitting is a comfortable, safe and stable sitting position, which is very suitable for yoga beginners. It can enhance the flexibility of the hip, knee and ankle joints, reduce the effects of rheumatism and arthritis, exercise the leg nerves and benefit the health of the knee and ankle joints.

We can start by sitting on the ground with our legs straight; Bend your right calf and place your right calf under your left thigh; Bend your left calf and place your left calf under your right thigh; Relax your hands and place them naturally on top of your knees with your palms down, keeping your head, neck, and torso in a straight line.

Second, half lotus sitting.

Half lotus sitting is actually a simple sitting to full lotus sitting, which is the best sitting posture in yoga practice, suitable for practitioners who have just started to contact yoga and the overall flexibility is not good. This sitting position makes it easy to adjust the pace of breathing, change the pattern of breathing, and facilitate relaxation during the meditation phase.

We can start by sitting on the ground with our legs straight; Bend your left or right calf and place it above the thigh of the other leg; Place the other calf below the thigh of the corresponding leg; Straighten your waist and back, rest your hands on your knees and breathe normally.

3. All lotus sitting.

The Lotus Sitting is the most important form of yoga asana practice and is the best meditative sitting posture. This sitting position is the upper sitting position of the semi-lotus seat, which is also conducive to the practitioner's adjustment of breathing rhythm, change the breathing pattern and is conducive to the relaxation of the meditation phase, and it is also beneficial for people with emotional and mental problems, which can adjust the position of the pelvis and effectively prevent the internal organs from sagging.

We can start by sitting on the ground with our legs straight; Bend your left calf and place your left calf on your right thigh, as close to your pelvis as possible. Place the right calf around the outside of the left calf and place it on the left thigh; Place your hands on your knees relaxed and naturally, and breathe normally.

Fourth, King Kong sits.

Vajra sitting is a kneeling posture that is often used in yoga practice. Vajra sitting can relieve the pain in the knees and ankles, and if you feel soreness and numbness in the legs after sitting in other sitting positions for a long time, you can try to switch to Vajra sitting to relieve it. This sitting position strengthens the muscles around the spine and helps to improve the gastrointestinal and digestive systems.

We can start by kneeling on the ground with our knees together. At the same time, bring your feet together so that your hips sit on your heels; Straighten your back while tightening your jaw to relax your shoulders; Let your hands hang naturally on your thighs.

The above are the four basic sitting postures that are more common in the practice of yoga asanas, I hope that you can achieve accurate and standard sitting postures, and I hope that all of you who are associated with yoga can be physically and mentally healthy.