Meditation Seats – Overview
Lesson Overview
- Features: Sukhasanaa (Easy Posture), Siddhasana (Accomplished Pose), Virasana (Hero’s Pose), Padmasana (Lotus Posture), and related pose such as Baddha Padmasana (Bound Lotus Posture)
- Objective: Become knowledgeable about the poses and review detailed teaching considerations.
- Description: Explain the Sanskrit naming; contraindications and cautions; associated benefits and typical effects; instructions and cues for setting up and practicing the pose; variations to meet particular intentions and needs; and more teaching considerations.
Sukhasana
soo-KAHS-ah-nah
“sukha” = easy, comfortable
Easy Posture
Swastikasana
“svastik” = auspicious
Auspicious Pose
Siddhasana
sid-AHS-ah-nah
“siddis” = psychic powers
Accomplished Pose
Vajrasana
vuj-RAHS-uh-nuh
“vajra” = thunderbolt or diamond
Thunderbolt Pose
Also known as: Diamond Pose
Virasana
veer-AHS-ah-nah
“vira” = a hero
Hero’s Pose
Padmasana
pod-MAHS-ah-nah
“padma” = lotus
Lotus Posture
Heart of Poses
- Meditation Seat
Notes
- The priority in meditation seats is keeping the natural spinal curves intact.
- The majority of sources that use the name Swastikasana (Auspicious Pose) are Iyengar practitioners, referring to a Cross Legged Seat (also called Sukhasana).
- A few sources use the name Swastikasana to refer to the poses Siddhasana (Accomplished Pose) or Padmasana (Lotus Pose).
- Sukhasana (Easy Pose) may be referred to as a variation of Swastikasana as in this video
- See Cautions in menu above for ankles, knees, rounding low back.
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