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Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation

Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation

To get the full benefits of pranayama and meditation it is very vital to know the right way to sit while doing pranayama and meditation. In this post I am going to tell you five types of sitting posture in which you should practice pranayama and meditation. Choose any one of the following posture which is comfortable for you as you will not want to be struggling in that instead of focusing on meditation and pranayama.

Sukhasana

Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation


In this posture your leg placement should be similar to as shown in the picture. Keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.

Siddhasana

Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation

This posture looks similar to sukhasana yet it is little different from it. It is an advanced posture to sukhasana. When you become comfortable in sukhasana, switch to this siddhasana. The difference between the two is in leg placement. As you can see in the picture the right leg is placed above the left leg. Right leg toe is held between the hamstring and calf muscle with the heel pointing towards the navel.Keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.

Padmasana

Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation

This is the advanced posture of siddhasana. When you become comfortable in siddhasana, switch to padmasana. To sit in this posture follow these steps

  1. Straighten your legs while sitting on the ground. 

  2. Then place your right leg on the left leg between the quad and hamstring muscle with the heel touching the lower abdominal area. 

  3. Then place the left leg on the right leg to the same area and heel touching the lower abdominal area. 

  4. Keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.

    This is a very powerful posture. It will strengthen your knees,calf, lower back, ankles etc. to sit in this asana follow these steps

    1. Straighten your legs while sitting on the ground. 

    2. Then bend your right leg and place the feet below your right glutes  with the heel pointing outward towards the right.

    3. Then bend your left leg and place the feet below your left glutes  with the heel pointing outward towards the left.

    4. Keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.

Vajrasana 

Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation

This is a very powerful posture. It will strengthen your knees,calf, lower back, ankles etc. to sit in this asana follow these steps

  1. Straighten your legs while sitting on the ground. 

  2. Then bend your right leg and place the feet below your right glutes  with the heel pointing outward towards the right.

  3. Then bend your left leg and place the feet below your left glutes  with the heel pointing outward towards the left.

  4. Keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.


Sitting postures and meditative asanas for pranayama and meditation


If you can not do any of the above posture due to any injury or any other problem then don't feel bad as you can do pranayama and meditation while sitting on a chair. Don't forget to keep your neck, spine, chest and waist straight.
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