kingfred Posted April 23, 2008 What's the fastest way to go from basically not being able to practice in half lotus to full lotus? stretching, yoga, etc. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wun Yuen Gong Posted April 23, 2008 Yeah, i was also thinking this the other day! Great question!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) check the middle pages of the full lotus thread errr, the last full lotus thread that was around. Edited April 23, 2008 by joeblast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
松永道 Posted April 23, 2008 My way wasn't fast, but I was unable to do half lotus when I started meditating. I simply sat cross legged for increasing amounts of time. Then as soon as I could half lotus I cut that time in half and sat in half lotus. Then as my time increased in half lotus, my hips opened enough to get into full lotus. For me the whole process took about a year of daily (1-2x) meditation. Meditating though the pain is an important part of the process. But you need to understand the difference between karmic pain and body wrecking pain. If you are relaxed and the pain starts up, that's karmic pain. If you are breaking your knee to try and wedge yourself into full lotus, that's body wrecking pain. Sit cross-legged and half lotus with proper posture for at least an hour to burn through enough karmic pain to get into lotus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheng zhen Posted April 23, 2008 check the middle pages of the full lotus thread errr, the last full lotus thread that was around. This one has lots of tips on stretches all over the place: Full lotus techniques Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wudangspirit Posted April 23, 2008 Kingfred, Our practice at Wudang is the "kicking" method. You sit on the floor with legs crossed then grab the right foot with the left hand and extend the left using the right hand to keep the knee straight. You'll "kick" to the right, left, up and straight 27 times then repeat this on the opposite leg bringing in the leg each kick. I hope this makes sense and helps. It helped me a lot and also helps your knees. Wudangspirit What's the fastest way to go from basically not being able to practice in half lotus to full lotus? stretching, yoga, etc. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minkus Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) When im sitting on a chair at work i always have one leg crossed over the other, with my rightfoot resting on my left knee. When this gets tiresome i switch legs. When both positions get tiresome i sit crosslegged or in a normal position. In every position trying to keep the back as straight as possible. Never had a problem with full lotus and believe me im not flexible by nature edit: found this movie also pretty intresting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc-ZduOPwWs Edited April 23, 2008 by minkus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire Dragon Posted April 24, 2008 Hello I am trying to do this steps while surfing on the internet, at this side for instance. It is also important not to stretch the outer side of the foot joints. The ligaments might be to long and then you have an instable foot. I think. F D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smile Posted April 24, 2008 http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?s=&...ost&p=58212 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheng zhen Posted April 24, 2008 My way wasn't fast, but I was unable to do half lotus when I started meditating. I simply sat cross legged for increasing amounts of time. Then as soon as I could half lotus I cut that time in half and sat in half lotus. Then as my time increased in half lotus, my hips opened enough to get into full lotus. For me the whole process took about a year of daily (1-2x) meditation. Meditating though the pain is an important part of the process. But you need to understand the difference between karmic pain and body wrecking pain. If you are relaxed and the pain starts up, that's karmic pain. If you are breaking your knee to try and wedge yourself into full lotus, that's body wrecking pain. Sit cross-legged and half lotus with proper posture for at least an hour to burn through enough karmic pain to get into lotus. I tried your technique yesterday. I just sat crosslegged and relaxed my hips and legs more and more for about 15 minutes until I reached the point where I felt I was able to go full lotus. And I surprisingly schmock right into it. So I had about 30 minutes meditation in my most comfortable full lotus so far. What a great and simple technique man! Thanks a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingfred Posted May 7, 2008 This one has lots of tips on stretches all over the place: Full lotus techniques I've been doing the yoga for hips from that thread for a week now, and I can get into full-lotus with great difficulty but can actually get there, that's a really great set. Would anyone know which chakras this set affects most? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheng zhen Posted May 7, 2008 I've been doing the yoga for hips from that thread for a week now, and I can get into full-lotus with great difficulty but can actually get there, that's a really great set. Would anyone know which chakras this set affects most? I did yoga for hips for about three months, then I started doing just the first strech, called sleeping pigeon or something, before doing full lotus. And I did that for a few months. Now I dont need to strech anymore. I just spend some time, 5-10 min to relax my hips and knees sitting cross-legged, and then I get into full lotus. I used half a year with streching and practicepracticepractice every day before full lotus got comfortable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pero Posted November 13, 2009 Try this OP: Yeah, I kind of have this feeling that he won't look at that link. But I could be wrong. Cute girl though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
