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davidbhayes — 13 years ago — permalink

I think this page may be useful for defining how I actually put me legs in relation to named postures.
Essentially, when I started I mostly sat with my legs crossed in a posture a bit like half lotus. I've seen it referred to as "Quarter Lotus", but it's essentially one leg over the other and just a little in (rather than foot fully on top). It's reasonably comfortable, but not that great. I'd find after long sessions I'd have some strange stretched feeling in my "outer ankle" (for lack of a better term) that wouldn't go away over the course of the day. I found a similar problem when I tried just crossing my legs in the way roughly like what I grew up knowing as "Indian style"--both feet under your legs.
So mostly, now, I do Burmese style, where my legs are roughly parallel on the floor in front and don't overlap at all. It ends up being a bit wider than most other styles, but I've yet to notice any strange lingering effects on my legs from it.

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