How to Sit in Meditation for Beginners: Without Pain

[@drelishagoldstein]

Thank you for watching! Share with us below which posture is most fitting for you. Also, I left a number of meditations in the description to play around with.

[@casualnerdjason6678]

Oh hey, I’ve listened to your voice a hundred times in Calm while going to sleep!

[@drelishagoldstein]

😴 hope it’s been supportive :)

[@CFChristian]

Quick and easy video. Appreciate it.

[@abjkl]

Fantastic video - thank you!

[@theresashay7169]

Thank you! This is exactly the video I needed to watch!

[@drelishagoldstein]

You're so welcome!

[@matw1x]

Thank you🙏

[@resourcefulqueen]

Thank you for demonstrating each option. I will explore. 🙋

[@drelishagoldstein]

Have fun!

[@michaelel7072]

Thank you 🎉🎉

[@drelishagoldstein]

You’re welcome 😊

[@crisk9045]

Thank you, this was really very helpful

[@drelishagoldstein]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-os7qp3ny3k]

Great video! And thank you for sharing the folding bench that you use! I'm curious about how to get my ankles to open up for both kneeling and crisscross positions. I tend to have terrible cramping in my feet when i point them out. I've been experimenting with making new styles of benches to accommodate the lazy postures that I've always been used to. I make a bench that allows sitting in a relaxed and elevated cross legged posture. I've looked online for something to sit comfortably without having pain in my back, knees, or ankles, and most of the benches I see are designed for kneeling. My ankles simply will not allow kneeling, or doing the "tightly woven" crisscross position, and I feel that a standard chair makes it too easy for me to fall asleep or my posture to slump. My designs have definitely become more elaborate over the years. I've even experimented with building a 6" kneeling riser to go under a taller kneeling bench so my feet could hang off of the back and avoid cramping.

[@leolavelle7495]

brilliantly explained thank you sir

[@drelishagoldstein]

You are welcome

[@rattybabby]

This is great, thank you!

[@Stoffendous]

Im going for the zafu since it looks pro when u sit like that

[@m44235]

The posture where you sit your leg on the chair is amazing discovery. When it comes to back pain, are you referring to physical pain only ? I don't have physical back pain but I feel stress usually in my lower back. Would you suggest the posture where your leg is on the chair and body on the floor for such pains ?

[@drelishagoldstein]

I'd say try it out and see what you notice, the interesting thing about pain is the brain records physical and emotional pain basically the same... so allow your experience to be your guide in this one :).

[@sojournerdelaterra6144]

Hi Doc. Thanks for the vid. I have knee rep and flexibility is an issue. This really helps. Oh, BTW, in the cross leg, the left leg should be the inward leg, ideally touching the perineum. It's an ancient yoga body/energy mechanic. The right should always cross the left. My yogi told me that.

[@perrytowle]

Hello. Can I send you a Ungloo Meditation Box chair? You can see if you like it and maybe see if it's worth sharing with your community.

[@drelishagoldstein]

Hi Perry... you are welcome to... please email me at [e-mail] and we can go from there.

[@peterquest6406]

Sit in a comfortable chair?

[@user-vu2mx3fx4i]

Normal chairs tend to have ur knees at the level of ur hops or higher which doesnt allow a straight posture... that's the answer to you question. Also some culture don't even use chairs they sit on the ground