7 Meditation Poses For Better Meditation Posture

7 Different Meditation Poses to help you achieve a better meditation posture. Healthy meditation postures to suit your abilities, age, flexibility and health.

Choosing The Right Meditation Position For Your Needs

With so many different types of meditation poses and postures available it can be difficult to choose the right meditation pose that will help you achieve a more deeper meditation practice with ease.

The last thing any meditator wants to feel is uncomfortable, in pain or not feel aligned in meditation. Good physical alignment helps us keep both grounded and centred as well as less mentally distracting which is so important in meditation.

7 Different Meditation Poses To Choose From

Meditation poses for comfort and better posture.

Burmese Position (Siddhasana or Muktasana)

How To Achieve The Burmese Meditation Pose:

Sit on the floor supine and place one foot in front of the other foot with both knees resting on the floor or ground.

The Burmese pose allows for a straight spine while maintaining comfort, making it accessible for many practitioners. To achieve the pose place one foot in front of the other foot with both knees resting on the floor or ground.

Of all the meditation poses the Burmese Meditation Pose is ideal at taking pressure off hips and knees, ideal for meditators who struggle with cross-legged positions as seen in the lotus meditation poses.

Chair Position

How To Achieve The Chair Meditation Pose:

Sit on a straight back chair, straight but relaxed posture with feet resting firmly on the ground or floor.

*Depending on your height and seize of chair you may need to place a cushion between back and chair, if you are small and feet are not reaching floor naturally place a book or cushion below feet. If too tall for the seat place a cushion on seat.

As a meditation teacher for over 25 year in Scotland, UK, I have found this one of the most common meditation poses with many of my more mature students.

Kneeling Position (Seiza)

How To Achieve The Kneeling Meditation Pose – Seiza Pose

Kneel on the floor; knees should be shoulder width apart, buttocks resting on your heels. With this meditation stance you can also use a meditation bench or place a meditation cushion in between feet.

Half Lotus Position (Ardaha Padmasana)

How To Achieve The Half Lotus Meditation Pose:

Sit on the floor or ground with legs in front of you. Bend your right knee and gently bring the right foot towards your left hip. The sole of your right foot should face upward, close to the crease in your left hip.

Lotus Position (Padmasana)

How To Achieve The Lotus Meditation Pose:

Sit on the floor or ground with legs extended in front of you. Bend your right knee and gently bring the right foot towards your left hip. Then gently lift your right foot and place it on your left thigh. The sole of your right foot should face upward, heel should be close to the crease of your left hip. Left leg should either extend with the foot flexed or bend the left knee and move left foot to under the right shin.

The full lotus position also known in Sanskrit as Padmasana is one of the most well known meditation poses for yoga and meditative practices. It is widely used in Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism.

Sukhasana Position (Easy Pose)

How To Achieve The Sukhansa Meditation Pose:

Sit on the floor or ground with legs extended in front of you. Then cross your legs, placing feet directly below the knees. Rest your hands on the lap or knees with palms facing up or down.

Sukhasana Meditation Pose is basically a more easy cross legged meditation pose and breathing position from the lotus position which can be adapted to one’s needs.

Standing Meditation – Zhang Zhuang

Zhang Zhuang is a Zanzen standing meditation pose based on Qi Gong you can find the full instructions for this Standing Meditation In My YouTube Video Below Here

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