Archetypal Rest Postures

[@quantumquinoa]

A few days ago, I sat in my room at my desk all day cramming for school. I just started school back up and I'm not used to spending time at a desk. As time went on, my back started to hurt, my whole body was tense, and I just felt overall *unwell*. I have a standing desk attachment, but when I need to focus intently on difficult material, it's easier for me to focus when I sit. I intuitively moved my standing desk attachment to floor and just sat on the ground (crosslegged, crouching in deep squat, whatever was comfortable at the moment), and after just a few hours I felt almost completely back to normal!

[@michaelodonne]

This video changed my life....I´ve only been doing this for a week but I feel better than I ever have....thank you so much for sharing this.

[@mikeg329]

Mark sisson you are the friggin GOAT sir. You were key in changing my life 8 years ago

[@simonhill6267]

this is great, after a day like this my hips and back feel so much better. also removes the need for thinking you need a super fancy desk and chair setup. great for a laptop warrior

[@Lalalalalelo]

this is so basic and great for the body but overlooked. thank you for reminding us.

[@Wil_Dasovich]

This is incredible

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[@mikeolsen6380]

i like your setup you gave there, and yes! when ever i leave my chair and find a nice place to sit and getting use to sitting and move around and change position, it has this difference perception of time since the body automatically pushes us to move all the time as natures wanted us to do, always on the go for something new and fresh!

[@SebastianHilbert]

Love this concept of ancient resting postures to do stretching whilst I work

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Look for Yoga sitting postures, it's an Indian way of living

[@Scarlet_Starlet]

Great, thank you! I will share this with my friends.

[@thedav54321]

A whole new take on the metaphor, down to Earth

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

😂😂

[@patscully2431]

My favorite position is Hero’s pose, a yoga position, where one sits on one’s derrière, with knees bent and feet back on each side of the derrière. That’s tough for most people, especially if one has knee problems. To make it easier, sit on a yoga block placed horizontally under the derrière, with feet along each side. When I feel like changing position, I sit cross-legged on a yoga block or do a yoga squat. BTW, I got my coffee-table-height desk at IKEA.

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Yeah and for me Yoga was really really really use, Yoga is some kind of Magic

[@TheEbruunal]

Interesting video, I will try to sit on the ground as much as possible. 👍

[@donaldthorpe5423]

Excellent video!

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Ive started sitting on the floor a week ago After a week my back feels so much better I like this way of sitting a lot more then sitting in a computer chair Its the natural way of sitting down Very good for back bones and muscles

[@hammill444]

Not if you have chronic lower back pain. Then it’s a disaster. At least for me

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Look for Yoga

[@archcast5550]

this explains why my body keeps on doing this position without even thinking wew! you explained it well! I customized my desk to avail this position .

[@hollisross3561]

Thanks for this information. I am going to get a sitting desk.

[@alexblue6991]

Just found this out just after I bought a new couch I could have saved money

[@zoecirina2247]

you can also have a small blanket under you butt, knee or feet to improve comfort and reduce strain. Like in the squat, if you cannot touch the floor with your heels, you can use something to lift the floor instead.

[@michaelsmit640]

Great video Mark. I’m catching up to your age and much appreciate your info that I can send off to my friends to show them you don’t have to act in a stereotypical ‘old’ way, but rather a archetypical fit aging way. Lol.

[@lisazlawston8498]

Love this!

[@amberalexander6951]

I already listened to the Podcast, read your journal article, and now just stumbled on this video ! Great read, love the return to the basics, simplify and heal.

[@JD-vm9ig]

Thank You

[@mockingspongebob773]

Floor gang

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

So basically It's Yoga Positions "rebranded"

[@Phazaar]

I have always done this to some extent which I think is a bit 'ADHD', but the main challenge I find is the 'until my body wants to move' thing. I'm normally so focused on what I'm doing that I can forget even that I was desperate for the bathroom 4 hour ago - best believe I can forget my legs are getting sore! It would be awesome to have an idea how long is a 'normal' amount of time to manage each posture so I could set up some prompts.

[@GniewnyRobert]

Slav squat!

[@michaelsmit640]

Robert Cz Slav squat you!

[@Casiusss3]

🇵🇱

[@kristathomas6974]

Where can I find your reports you published?

[@philippebouet87]

Hello, i have a desk that goes up and down. But when it is down, it is not enough down, it’s a little tto high to be on the ground. What could I buy in order to be higher ? Thank you so much for your devices and your books. Philippe

[@1verzhn]

Will this be beneficial if you work 8+ hours a day at a desk🤔

[@artmaydan1461]

Does anyone know what kind of desk he's using?

[@tomscott1228]

It's just concrete in the shape of the desk

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

It's called Plank Table or Bed table, you might find it's portable variants, but if you want same as his, you would have ti build it

[@nickfrazier8013]

Looks like a bench to me

[@stewartkyle5830]

Hi Mark, I seemed to feel so much better after sitting on the floor as compared to a chair while I work. I was diagnosed with a building disc l5/s1. Have you seen improvement in people with lower back pain from sitting on the floor? thanks again for sharing.

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Do yoga man, it really really really helped me and comforted my pain, it'll surely help you.....

[@jasonsanders8091]

Great vid, but that last stretch isn't an ancient stretch, and can be detrimental to the bent knee. I know this from experience. Movement expert Pavel Tsoutsiline warns people not to do it

[@reubencordeiro7198]

which one is it?

[@charliewatt22]

Should we be considerate of back posture / slouching during these positions ? Should our back be straight?

[@JSMinstantcoaching]

Always straight

[@lyonsrunning]

What do you do if the poses are immediately uncomfortable. I seem to be deformed and unable to do these - I fall over or strain... I am afraid of forcing an injury...

[@manishkumarpandey9702]

Listen, just Google yoga Sitting postures they are way easy and beneficial and from my own experience, these type of sitting positions hurt initially but later on they become comfortable. Initially I could only do Vajra Asan (Yoga position) for like 2-3 min max. but now I can sit for hours, it's really good for digestion and spine and Mind.......

[@elsabravo871]

Hi, do you know if there is any information about blood circulation between sitting on chairs vs sitting on the ground? Thank you

[@queenofscrolls7585]

I do know that the circulation goes better to the heart when sitting on the floor. It pools down to the feet more in chairs.

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

i rather squat sitting than sitting on chair. sitting on chair gives me back pain and headache.

[@1verzhn]

I mean doing this all day

[@joshfrank1602]

How old is this guy?..

[@AndrewHedlund100]

In his 60s he a beast

[@mockingspongebob773]

40 and 70 at the same time

[@Arbarano]

Isn't the keyboard too high or too low?

[@IrrationalDelusion]

Straight high quality chairs are unbeatable. Imagine worrying about changing posture all the time.. How to write in certain positions, to read.. type.. While on chair you can also move mouse with high precision. Is science going backwards?