How to Meditate - 3 Body Position Options

Hello .

My name is Carolyn Ann Budge and I'm a yoga and meditation instructor in Vancouver .

The wonderful thing about sitting in meditation or doing your meditation practice is there's not one right way to do it depending upon your body type or maybe your experience level .

There are many ways for you to get comfortable for meditation .

What you mainly want to focus on is having a long and open spine , relaxed shoulders and an open chest for your meditation .

So the first position you could try is simply lying down on your back on the earth , have your legs bent and your feet flat on the ground .

This is a great position , especially if you've had a really long and stressful day , just simply lie on your back , keep your shoulders relaxed , have some deep breaths and just relax into the ground below you .

Another option for meditation is sitting in a chair , sitting in a chair is wonderful .

If you get knee hip or back pain or if you're at the office , find a really straight back chair , sit up right again , keep your spine open , your chest open and lean back into the chair and finally the most traditional meditation position is seated maybe on a cushion or a block .

You could sit cross legged or you could sit on your shins with your legs bent .

You just want to keep your spine as elevated and open as possible so that you can really be alert in every moment .

And remember , you can modify any of these positions that you like by using all kinds of props so that you can find the most comfortable position to enjoy your meditation in .

I hope that these tips help you try out all the positions for meditation and see which one works for .

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