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Padmasana
Lotus Pose
- Sanskrit
- Padmasana
- English
- Lotus Pose
- Sequence
- Closing · step 122 of 124
- Held for
- 10 breaths
- Drishti
- Nasagrai, tip of nose
Getting into Padmasana
Sitting on the floor, place your right foot on top of your left thigh, sole facing up, then your left foot on top of your right thigh the same way, so both feet rest on the opposite thighs. Sit tall with hands resting on your knees.
What a teacher would tell you
- Sit tall.
- Hands on knees.
- Breathe deeply.
These are the corrections My Ashtanga speaks aloud while you hold the posture.
The whole series, counted aloud in Sanskrit or English: My Ashtanga on the App Store · the full sequence · printable chart