{"id":419,"date":"2016-01-09T00:08:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T00:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceandmind.org\/?p=419"},"modified":"2017-12-21T23:06:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T23:06:40","slug":"what-is-the-proper-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/2016\/01\/09\/what-is-the-proper-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the proper posture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The position that I recommend for working and meditating is to sit on a cushion of about 10-15 cm high, commonly called zafu, you can also use a yoga brick, on a cushioned mat about\u00a01mt x 1mt commonly called zabuton, or you can also put a folded yoga mat under the cushion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-cushion-zafu.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-422\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-cushion-zafu.jpg\" alt=\"meditation-cushion-zafu\" width=\"517\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-cushion-zafu.jpg 640w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-cushion-zafu-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Sitting Posture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sitting cross-legged with each leg facing each other and resting on the ground. Hands on your thighs or left hand on top of the right hand with both palms up and the tips of the thumbs touching gently. Back straight, this is very important! and head aligned. The tip of the tongue behind the upper teeth. Eyes open and\u00a0relaxed eyelids. This position helps you keep stability, upright but relaxed, so you can stay for long sitting in this way. If you feel\u00a0sleepy or your mind is very fast you will notice it on your thumbs, in your eyes and in your spine. Try to correct your posture as soon as you notice that it is out of balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/posture3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-421\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-421 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/posture3.jpg\" alt=\"posture3\" width=\"517\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/posture3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/posture3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Place<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Find a quiet room or a place where\u00a0you have no distractions or noise. Sit preferably in front of a white wall, since the objects and designs stimulate the mind and distract us.<\/p>\n<p>Your goal is that your body and mind are still, as relaxed as if asleep, but really awake and alert at a time.<\/p>\n<p>When we spend hours on the computer, sitting in a chair this\u00a0hurts our\u00a0body, so it&#8217;s good if you can adopt the\u00a0half-lotus posture just described, also for\u00a0working.<\/p>\n<p>If your knees hurt and you rather\u00a0sit on a chair, it is important to keep your back very straight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Other Postures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another position for both work and to meditate is to stand with a very straight back and head in line. It&#8217;s good to switch between this position and the half-lotus posture.<\/p>\n<p>Finally there is the savasana pose, which involves lying down on your back on a yoga mat with your\u00a0arms resting at your sides. You can put a small pillow under your head if it helps you align your spine. This position is excellent for relaxation and meditation, but it is not good to work! You also run the risk of falling asleep, so it is good to use it only when you&#8217;re stressed or when you have tension in the body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/savasana-f.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/savasana-f.jpg\" alt=\"savasana-f\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/savasana-f.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/savasana-f-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/savasana-f-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What posture do you find most comfortable to meditate and work with? How long can you stay in that\u00a0position without moving?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The position that I recommend for working and meditating is to sit on a cushion of about 10-15 cm high, commonly called zafu, you can also use a yoga brick, on a cushioned mat about\u00a01mt x 1mt commonly called zabuton, or you can also put a folded yoga mat under the cushion. &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,26],"tags":[22,27,28],"class_list":["post-419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meditations","category-reflections","tag-meditation","tag-posture","tag-reflection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions\/481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}