I need more info about asanas for meditation .
Do this one. It works for me:
hahahahaha.thomas this guys looks like a fakir.I Ask about meditation asanas.Not hatha yogis trying to show up flexibility.Who cares.thats does not have anything to do with yoga.
What positions do you now use? What about supported bridge?
I told you already thomas.meditation pose.
Teitan,
The classical meditation asana is Padmasana. The body is rock steady in this asana. A bit difficult but can be mastered in 4-6 months of practice- It will take this long before you can sit for 30-45 minutes with no pain messages from the legs !!
You can try the Siddhasana. It becomes easier if you use a small cushion to sit on. The cushion can be discarded in due course.
[QUOTE=teitan;43665]Who cares.thats does not have anything to do with yoga.[/QUOTE]
Actually I think all asanas have a deep bearing on meditation. While in a difficult asana , the spiritual effort is in delinking the thoughts from the body /its discomfort (am I going to fall ? My leg is killing me 
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and being able to concentrate on the breath or the divine. This is I think the very basis of some of the more difficult asanas - they no doubt tone up the body but for that matter so does gymnastics- it enables one to develop concentration (Dharana) which when evolved transforms into Dhyan (meditation) and then into Samadhi.
Sorry for going off OP…only do pose thomas has sent you with someone present to save you being stuck in pose all week teitan lol
Reaswaran is correct. All asana’s should be meditative and can be. One must link with the breath. Padmasana is the classic meditative pose, however few can actually sit comfortably in this pose. Ardha Padmasana is much easier. (1/2 lotus)
Meditation can be done in any position that is comfortable. Zen Buddhist do walking meditation which is quite nice.
Teitan,
Start a new thread asking this question.
Sorry for joining in on the ruining of this thread. Teitan why don’t you start a new thread with that question, it would be better.
No any thread is good for every question.cause is not about the thread is about us.
Hey I said asanas for meditation not hatha 8 000 yoga poses.reaswaran thank you to answer with some good info.however the poses are up to what type of practitioner are doing them your age flexibility and purpose so I know that some are better than other ones for the purpose of enlightment.Feel free to post more about your own observation thats what I like to hear.
hey guys dont be sencitive.you know when you know better is all we see so since you guys know better thats why I ask.
Also say sharing our practice. Asanas is very close to practice.So but I know you guys prefer talking.mmmm
Siddhasana: Good for enlivening the sexual energies upwards especially if you practice Kirya Yoga.
The heel is placed in front of the perineum only if that is comfrortable/possible,sole of foot resting against inner thigh. The other foot/leg is so it ssays here may hang on top of the genitals (in males, that is) in advanced but comfrotable state with sole of foot resting in the fold between the calf and thigh, upturned slightly. For many folk this may not be possible so the modifications are such. The women has the heel if comfrotable pressing into her yoni and in advanced only if possible into clitoris (many folk may not be able to do more Adv. forms. it is not abig deal really. I can’t do it comfortably!)
Otherwise just have the other leg resting outside in front if you cannot sit comfortably in full version Many folk cannot do full… NEVER FORCE OR STRAIN. Nice’n Easy…
Comfort,spine neutral…able to switch off(inner & outer noise,mind & body) perhaps -they are often some objectives perhaps depending on your method/technique…
The heel of the outer
foot is then brought to rest snuggly over the genitals in such a way
that the genitals are held comfortably between the inner and outer foot.
As with the outer foot maneuver for woman, this may not be easy for
some men to accomplish in an effortless and comfortable way. If this
is the case, then it is okay to leave the outer foot down with toes
tucked under the shin
Quote taken from http://www.nandhi.com/siddhasana2.htm
It would tend to be my optimal meditative seat of choice for kriya yoga/aka “spinal breathing pranayama”.Although even i take aslightly modofied version as i am not the most flexible person.
You can meditate in a seat , in sukhasana etc although it is possible to meditate reclined/inclined slightly i have noticed on a couch it does’nt really work so well flat out horizontal in my experience as you a) Either tend to fall alseep and b) the spine is neither upright or straight.It is not ideal but it it could be better than nothing if you were ill.It is quite acceptable in that instance although not ideal.
An aim with kriya yoga is to Move energies up (& down) sushumna nadi ,enllivening the spinal nerve hence the mild stimulation at root may be useful . So many say spine straight as much as possible. I think Baba Ganesha says so too.I’d love to check out the yoga found in that book he wrote here
Teitan I agree with you here. Some asanas are for meditation .The other hatha yoga asanas some of them are to hard for certain people so they wouldn’t be able to use them for meditation. They are not prescribe for meditation either but anybody can use them.The master only proscribe certain asanas only for meditation.Yoga is not acrobatics ,any fakir can do that.and make some dimes.
Of course you agree with him.
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Yoga is a tool for the yuk (union) of the jivatman with the paramatman. This also implies that success in yoga means Viyog (separation (of identification) of the mind from the body).
With this backround, all asanas , however, difficult they are, provide us with the opportunity of getting into the asana and then concentrating on your mantra (or breath etc) thus enabling the mind to ignore the body’s protests. Needless to add this requires a high degree of accomplishment in the asanas. But it is very much possible to comfortable in the most difficult asanas. one is established in the asana only when there is true skill -and true skill implies lack of effort.
Hope I am making sense. 
Ravi
[QUOTE=TESINGOPORBOBO;44923]Teitan I agree with you here. Some asanas are for meditation .The other hatha yoga asanas some of them are to hard for certain people so they wouldn’t be able to use them for meditation. They are not prescribe for meditation either but anybody can use them.The master only proscribe certain asanas only for meditation.Yoga is not acrobatics ,any fakir can do that.and make some dimes.[/QUOTE]
You are making sense .But also that is the key why people following your advice will take more time to get in to any state of concentration.Go and review the patanjali limb concerning to concentration.
You are teaching here to be inconsistent.Asanas are to many to count.If you pass your life changing from one to anotherone you will never get to the goal.unless your goal is to be in shape and you also can do that by doing weight training.Hatha yoga is a piece of the building .If you try to become healthy or last long well go for it but any monkey could be healthy to and still be a monkey.Animals hardly get sick in their natural enviroment but they are still animals.