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lotus position
noun
a standard seated posture for yoga, with legs intertwined, left foot over right thigh, and right foot over left thigh.
lotus position
noun
a seated cross-legged position used in yoga, meditation, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of lotus position1
Example Sentences
I found the drama teacher, whose name I didn’t know, sitting in the lotus position in the middle of the stage.
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.
I generally sit down in a sort of lotus position.
No question: This is a place where you might interrupt an earnings call to sit in the lotus position and, mindfully, breathe.
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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