Which Meditation Posture is Right for You?

The practice of meditation has been around since early times due to it's many benefits. A daily meditation practice can have a dramatic impact on the way you deal with stress and in helping you to achieve peace of mind. Different meditation teachers teach different things but you need to find whatever works best for you and that may start with choosing the right meditation position from what is described below.

One of the most well known positions for meditation is the cross legged position or lotus position. Many instructors teach their students this position which requires that you sit tall with a straight spine. You must avoid slouching because it can disrupt the free flow of energy or life force through your body.

Since Westeners are often not comfortable sitting in the lotus position, a popular meditation position is to simply sit in a chair with feet planted firmly on the floor and legs uncrossed. Your hands can lay comfortably in your lap or with your palms facing upward. Again, you must keep your back straight and tall and your head in alignment when taking a seated position.

With a kneeling meditation position, the meditator kneels while seated on the backs of his or her heels. The hands rest on his or her thighs. Once again, this position is one that is often difficult for Westerners and if you're not used to it, it can cause damage to your knees.

The lying down position is also known as the corpse pose in yoga. The person lies back on a mat or carpeted floor with their arms resting gently by their sides and their palms rolled upward. Their legs are straight and their feet are gently turned outwards. This is a wonderful meditation posture for stress relief but it is much easier to fall asleep in this position.

You can also add hand positions to your meditation practice. One common example is the right hand resting on the top of the left hand with thumbs touching. Another is to form a circle with the thumb and index finger of each hand. By repeating a mantra and focusing on the flow of breath through your body, you can further induce a deep meditative state. There are many ways of meditating born out of many traditions. The hardest part in meditation is finding a technique that works for you but you need to stick with a technique for more than a few weeks at a time before changing it.


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