lotus position

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times

I generally sit down in a sort of lotus position.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Scientific American