lotus position

noun

1. a standard seated posture for yoga, with legs intertwined, left foot over right thigh, and right foot over left thigh.

lotus position

noun

1. a seated cross-legged position used in yoga, meditation, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of lotus position¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

After taking off your shoes, you are encouraged to sit in the quarter lotus position — legs crossed with one ankle on top of the other shin — if you are a beginner.

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I generally sit down in a sort of lotus position.

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No question: This is a place where you might interrupt an earnings call to sit in the lotus position and, mindfully, breathe.

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Lawmakers and clerics thundered about the “danger” and depravity of women doing the lotus position and downward dog in public, ultimately persuading authorities to ban the trip.

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The ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar, for instance, often face the morning sun in a posture resembling the lotus position of yoga but with extended legs.

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