LOTUS Posture
(Padmasana)
I have had some questions through my YouTube channel about how to do a “proper” lotus posture. I took some time thinking about how I wanted to address this question and recently went to a “Yoga and the Knee” workshop with my teacher. I absorbed three hours of knee anatomy and common problems stemming from a lack of alignment in yoga postures.
In the video attached I show you how to approach Lotus in a safe manner. The actions of the ankles and the flexibility of the hips are the keys to the pose. If either one isn’t ready then the knee absorbs any rotation and can cause some major life long injuries.
I hope that you find my video informative and can take the concepts to your practice and apply to all seated postures. The knee is at a higher risk for excessive torsion when bent, so keep that in mind through pigeon and virasana.
Listen to your body! Pain is the alarm to prevent you from injury!