Sitting in padamasan for long time

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#21

Ok kids here it is.

Padmasana.

Lets go over the obvious. If you can get into the pose then this is great - i would say.

Next.

[B]You are locked in rock solid - and once comfortable in it - it is sukkha.[/B]

Why is this handy? I’ll leave that blank. Can’t tell all now! But what I’m leaving out is one reason why it’s chief. and no it’s not the obvious stuff. Back straight etc…

The others?

Padma is essential in that the pranic level of the subtle body can be rapidly raised and maintained at above normal levels required for REAL YOGA!

Heres why.

  1. (BLANK)

  2. The Leg nadis! Thats right kids. Sitting on your tushy like you do in the Lotus puts the CLAMPS on the two main nadis that run through the butt cheeks and down the legs which loop around the feet and come up the inside of the leg towards the inner thigh. It’s a circuit of course! Your feet placed on your inner thighs and the weight on your tushy and back legs applies pressure on that loop - severely reducing or altogether eliminating the flow of ‘vital energy’ to the lower extremities. I.E. your legs. and If your trying to do REAL YOGA. Well thats VERY HELPFUL.

Thats why . . . (BLANK)

[B]sorry thats all I can say kids. [/B]

Remember now. Don’t use this Info to sound cool to your friends.

:cool:

And no - You can not be my disciple!

#22

Does that explanation come with a decoder ring?

#23

Only The Scales knows the answer. He is the Decoder Ring.

#24

:frowning:

The secret Nugget was in reason # 2. The Leg Nadis! Hellow. Thats good juicy info right there.

The pranic level / “or volume” is rapidly raised by the cutting off of pranic flow to the lower extremities. The Lotus pose does just that. Thats a big reason - along with being LOCKED IN - that the lotus is chief.

wut?

#25

(my apologies to the original OP for the sideways hi-jacking of the thread).

So, choking off the leg nadi keeps the main body nadis (3 of them) working to get the kundalini off its ass and up to the crown chakra?

#26

[QUOTE=FlexPenguin;58897](my apologies to the original OP for the sideways hi-jacking of the thread).

So, choking off the leg nadi keeps the main body nadis (3 of them) working to get the kundalini off its ass and up to the crown chakra?[/QUOTE]

no.

the key words are:

“Pranic Volume.”

Beyond what I’ve said thus far . . . i shall remain on this topic - quiet like the sphinx.

#27

[QUOTE=The Scales;58854]

  1. The Leg nadis! Thats right kids. Sitting on your tushy like you do in the [B]Lotus puts the CLAMPS on the two main nadis that run through the butt cheeks[/B] and down the legs which loop around the feet and come up the inside of the leg towards the inner thigh. It’s a circuit of course! Your feet placed on your inner thighs and the weight on your tushy and back legs applies pressure on that loop - severely reducing or altogether eliminating the flow of ‘vital energy’ to the lower extremities. I.E. your legs. and If your trying to do REAL YOGA. Well thats VERY HELPFUL.

[/QUOTE]

Kind of a typo there. let me clarify . . .

Heading Down from the KINDEYS and Running through Each (OUTER) glute / butt cheek - there is one main supply nadi that traverses along the outer / under side of the leg and loops around the feet up the calf to the inner thigh and Groin. This is for each leg of course.

It is this “mainline” - lower extremity nadi (one per leg) that is effectivley “clamped” in two spots by the lotus. By sitting as you do on the tush and the feet applying pressure to the inner thigh.

Comming off the “Mainline” lower extremity nadis are other nadis that branch off and connect to STUFF.

Muscles? They got nadis to them. Every last muscle has a nadi? Eh I don’t know for sure . . . I don’t ‘think’ so…

major joints, minor joints, other places . . . Nadis everywhere!

SO one of the BIG reasons PADMASANA is so awesome is that it effectively and or SEVERELY cuts off pranic flow to the lower extremities.

Sorry if that last post there flex came off a little rude . . .

#28

Didn’t take it that way, o scaly one. Always open to learn.

#29

[QUOTE=mirage;58507]hi all ,

i am trying for long time and still could not find solution to my problem. My main requirement is to sit cross legged for log hours like 8hrs.

Till now i can only sit for 20 mins max . After sometime my foot starts sleeping and i have to open legs , move here and there and then again.

Then someone told me to sit in padam asan with legs on top of thigh. But i am not able to do that as i have no flexibility.

So can anyone please guide me , how can i increase my flexibility so that i can sit in Padamasan[/QUOTE]

Yes this thread went horribly off topic and It’s all my fault. But we did learn some things.

[B]Limbs fall asleep?[/B]
I learned this trick from a combination of a video, reading, and experimenting.

Get out the seat.

Rock back on your ‘sit bones’ a hair - lift your feet up in the air a little bit while your balancing on your tush and just shake everything.

lift your feet up in the air and Shake your legs. Your feet. Your arms. Hands. Real quick and rapid like.

Shake them limbs. make a few grunts if you like.

Shake. Shake. Shake. Till youv’e had enough.

Bounce on your butt a little. Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.

Maybe stand up for a bit. There some of that in QI gong. vibrating the joints…\

Shake the limbs.

Then rub the limbs down . . . legs, arms, pits,
RUB, RUB, RUB.

#30

[QUOTE=lotusgirl;58599]Sitting in padmasana will naturally (for the most part) keep your spine erect and stable. There is no effort once you are comfortable in the pose. Pranic energy is then able to move more freely. With the spine erect, the chest is open and the lungs are able to fully expand and take in the life force. When there is no effort from the physical body, it is easier to still the mind and be moved with the wave of no thought.

But again, it is not a necessary means.

Flex,
Notice how I slyly threw in the “erect” spine vs. “straight” spine. Good catch BTW![/QUOTE]

I will add to what LG has stated. The main purpose of yoga asanas is to make the body ready to sit long hours in meditation. (The seventh of the eight goalposts of yoga). Once the body has been conditioned for long sitting , asanas lose their primary purpose. If you look at photos of most of the masters, it will be obvious that they have abandoned the asana practice at some stage of their lives- which we must presume is when the primary purpose was satisfied.

Of course, that is not a mandatory condition. I suppose you can always keep your body in shape using the asanas. But perhaps, it is a question of priorities. Many of us when we are acheive the higher stages of progress may feel the same way , and stop giving importance to our bodies. Though to be frank, the yogic texts do not recommend giving up of asanas.

But then they say that when one reaches the stage of Turiya, in spiritual progress, the body itself drops off !! So much for asanas !!:slight_smile:

#31

[QUOTE=The Scales;58854]Ok kids here it is.

Padmasana.

Lets go over the obvious. If you can get into the pose then this is great - i would say.

Next.

[B]You are locked in rock solid - and once comfortable in it - it is sukkha.[/B]

Why is this handy? I’ll leave that blank. Can’t tell all now! But what I’m leaving out is one reason why it’s chief. and no it’s not the obvious stuff. Back straight etc…

The others?

Padma is essential in that the pranic level of the subtle body can be rapidly raised and maintained at above normal levels required for REAL YOGA!

Heres why.

  1. (BLANK)

  2. The Leg nadis! Thats right kids. Sitting on your tushy like you do in the Lotus puts the CLAMPS on the two main nadis that run through the butt cheeks and down the legs which loop around the feet and come up the inside of the leg towards the inner thigh. It’s a circuit of course! Your feet placed on your inner thighs and the weight on your tushy and back legs applies pressure on that loop - severely reducing or altogether eliminating the flow of ‘vital energy’ to the lower extremities. I.E. your legs. and If your trying to do REAL YOGA. Well thats VERY HELPFUL.

Thats why . . . (BLANK)

[B]sorry thats all I can say kids. [/B]

Remember now. Don’t use this Info to sound cool to your friends.

:cool:

And no - You can not be my disciple![/QUOTE]

I do know the feeling of being locked in, and it’s a very secure feeling. I’ve fallen alseep in padmasana and no, you simply can’t fall on your face from that position. One thing here, about how to get that locked in feeling, make sure the feet are high up on the thighs and the ankles are fairly straight.

It doesn’t look as sexy as when the feet are lower and the ankles bent, with the feet high your upper knee simly won’t touch the ground, but this is the more stable verion of the pose and it’s better without a cusion under your buttocks. Perhaps you will need a support under that upper knee though.

With the feet high the support for the back comes naturally. I can’t explain that anatomically but I know the feeling and the difference between the feet high or low as far as the lower back is concerned. While having the feet high will block the blood flow faster, your back will be able to endure a longer sitting with more ease. It’s a give and take

:slight_smile:

Interesting about the pranic flow being cut off. The blood flow defintely is and for all I know there is no “solution” to the problem of the limbs falling asleep other than getting out of the pose for awhile. Maybe just to switch legs if you want to continue sitting. 8 hours is very long, I’d use a variety of sitting poses for that.