Easy pose (hold)

Sukhasana

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Simple cross-legged seat: shins crossed at their middle with each foot under the opposite knee, knees wide and low, spine upright, hands on the knees.

How to do it

1. From staff pose, bend the knees and cross the shins at about their midpoint, in line with the center of the body.
2. Slide each foot under the opposite knee; outer edges of the feet rest on the floor.
3. Sit evenly on both sitting bones, pelvis neutral, spine vertical (a cushion can raise the hips so the knees are at or below hip level).
4. Hands rest on the knees, palms down or up, shoulders relaxed; gaze forward.

Muscles worked

lombari, glutei, adduttori