Meditation Positions

Many people claim that meditation positions are important, some say that you should sit with your legs crossed, your hands with palms facing up and so on.

The aim of this page is to make you aware that however you wish to position yourself for meditation is fine, as long as you are comfortable there is nothing wrong with how you position yourself.

There are no right or wrong ways to meditate, be prepared to experiment with different positions so that you can find the one that makes you comfortable, for if you are not comfortable, you will not be able to focus.

This page will give some examples of meditation positions, but the most important thing is you position yourself in the best way for you, everyone is different, some of the positions that are recommended for meditation are not suitable for some people.

The half lotus position is favoured by a lot of people because it supports the spine, to use this position, sit with your legs crossed, hands resting on the top of your knees, your palms facing down, this signifies touching the earth, it envokes the earth as a witness to your living with wisdom.

Your palms can also be facing up, this signifies receptivity, you are remaining open to whatever unfolds.

One hand rests on the other, fingers overlapping, the significance is calmness and stillness are contributing to the unwavering mind.

another position for the hands is to have the thumb and forefinger touching, this signifies interconnection, everything relates and connects to everything else; this symbolizes the unity of all things.

The prayer position is another way in which you can place your hands, the palms and fingers are aligned together, this signifies you are paying tribute to infinite presence of life that is so much greater than your own personal existence.

Touching the elements is a reclining postion with the palms facing up, this signifies feeling moment to moment your connection with the elements of earth, water, fire and air.

Another way to position yourself for meditation is to lay on the right side of your body (this helps with digestion) with your left leg on top of the right one, your head resting on your right palm (bent forearm and elbow on the floor), legs out straight, the lower leg maintaining good contact with the floor. Alternatively, you could have your knees bent and your heels drawn towards your buttocks.

Be aware that this position tends to encourage you to fall asleep, it is a good position for those who have pain in the body.

If you do walking meditation, the upper half of your body is held in the same way as the sitting position, the hands can be placed in the shielded fist position, which is common in martial arts, the left hand covers the right fist at waist level.

You should make sure that you are not moving to slowly so as not to be put in a trance and not too fast so that it becomes distracting to you.

These are only examples of meditation positions, they where put on this page to help you get started.

You can experiment with them to find out if one suits you, above all else, be comfortable, do it your way. return from meditation positions to ways to meditate

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Disclaimer: If you have a serious illness and are taking medication for that illness, DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION unless you are told it is safe for you to do so by your health care professional. The author of this web site in no way recommends the stopping of medication if you need to take it, use your medication together with meditation.