Sitting

There are several ways for humans to sit.

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Tailor, Indian style, "Crisscross applesauce"

To sit in the Tailor style:

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• 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.

Lotus position

To sit in the lotus position:

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• Sit on the floor in any way
• Place the soles of the feet together, upright

This position is common in yoga.

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Half-lotus position

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

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To sit in Half Lotus:

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 1. Sit down

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 2. Cross your legs like you're sitting Indian Style

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 3. Raise one leg still folded, and places ontop of the other leg.

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Burmese position

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.

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Seiza position

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

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Zazen: In Zen Buddhism, sitting meditation or zazen (Japanese: 座禅; literally "seated concentration") is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind and experience insight into the nature of existence. While the term originally referred to a sitting practice, i...

Lotus: The term lotus may refer to one of the following....

Burmese: See:...

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