How to sit comfortably on the floor: Yoga anatomy

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Joe Miller

Joe Miller

Күн бұрын

A lot of people struggle to sit comfortably on the floor. In this video, I discuss the anatomy of the hips to explain why that might be, and then cover a few tips for how to sit comfortably on the floor.
To read more, check out my blog post: joemilleryoga.com/2020/07/13/...
I'm Joe Miller. I teach anatomy, physiology and movement science for yoga teachers, practitioners and other movement enthusiasts around the world.
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All videos are for informational and educational purposes only. Consult with a physician before beginning any exercise program. By engaging in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so voluntarily at your own risk. Joe Miller and Joe Miller LLC cannot be held responsible for any loss, injuries, discomfort or damages that may occur from use of information in this video

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@richagupta5920
@richagupta5920 3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a series in which you explain how to perform individual yoga poses perfectly along with adjustments for people who can't.
@edweeast9533
@edweeast9533 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inclusive manner of accommodating our differences and promoting and celebrating our differences.
@sreenivasamurthy4163
@sreenivasamurthy4163 Жыл бұрын
Best explanation of sitting posture in sitting cross-legged position by beginners. One gets to understand why knees and thighs fly upwards away from the ground, why back gets rounded and why the cross-legged position becomes uncomfortable after some time. Please post a follow-up video on what exercises are done to address these problems and how and why they overcome these problems. Thanks in advance.
@teddyedward5529
@teddyedward5529 9 ай бұрын
Superb. So informative and understanding. My inability to sit cross legged is one reason why I don't go to yoga classes. It seems to be the one thing everyone, except me, can do in a yoga class!
@veranicimpaye3886
@veranicimpaye3886 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Joe for sharing. This is helpful!
@tiefenverspannt
@tiefenverspannt 2 жыл бұрын
That was such a comprehensive elaboration, thank you.
@QigongGreyDragon
@QigongGreyDragon 2 жыл бұрын
Best video I've seen on this matter! 👍 Quick, informative, to the point and professional. Thank you!
@sasa3712
@sasa3712 2 жыл бұрын
thank you, explained very clearly!!!! appreciate your wisdom
@yogawithleonore6625
@yogawithleonore6625 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much your way of explaining is absolutely amazing. it makes so much sense 🙏
@musicmusic9526
@musicmusic9526 Жыл бұрын
So helpful. What a great teacher! Thank you!
@ezerd97
@ezerd97 Жыл бұрын
Such an underated video. Thanks for all the helpful info!!!
@shooky4688
@shooky4688 Жыл бұрын
I really needed this video thank you so much 🙏💖
@EarthAirBodywork
@EarthAirBodywork Жыл бұрын
Great explanation! Thank you 🙏
@milapopovich6819
@milapopovich6819 10 ай бұрын
Great,simple tutorial ! Thank you Joe!!!
@hiamanotwentworth2834
@hiamanotwentworth2834 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, this is really very helpful.
@CilVine
@CilVine 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thank you. Crisp. Clear. Informative.
@juliefuria-rodrigues5065
@juliefuria-rodrigues5065 Жыл бұрын
Incredible explanation, so true, I have found what works best for me is BEST! Looking fdorward to other videos.
@odiwaopar4859
@odiwaopar4859 Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation and easy to start...thanks Joe
@jeffbond2944
@jeffbond2944 Ай бұрын
Thank you for yhe uplifting video that we are all different and you kept it hopeful 😊
@antoinettecantu9051
@antoinettecantu9051 Жыл бұрын
this was extremely helpful. I typically do not comment on videos but I have scoliosis and really struggle with sitting and found this most useful. I am so lopsided and my ribcage somewhat rotated. when I sit I feel like both sit bones don't touch the floor. I lean to one side. it's very frustrating. you made my day. it's sooo hard to find information like this and presented as well as you did here. thank you.
@JasonsFrequency
@JasonsFrequency 2 жыл бұрын
Joe! Thank you so much for the detailed explanation ✨
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful
@lynneward3054
@lynneward3054 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, the anatomical description was very useful. Thank-you!
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m glad it was useful
@muturivee8470
@muturivee8470 Жыл бұрын
He is very genuine unlike many people out there...u might never be able to sit cross legged because of your anatomy he say bt others don't state that so u keep working on something against your body n might even cause more harm. ..thank you sir
@duynguyenkim5501
@duynguyenkim5501 2 жыл бұрын
Omg I did not expect to find anything useful but your video actually helps me a lot. Thank you so much!
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful for you!
@IsabelleMN11
@IsabelleMN11 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. This is very detailed yet so simple to understand
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I’m happy it was helpful and simple to understand
@rachellesawyer6523
@rachellesawyer6523 4 ай бұрын
very helpful thank you
@muhammadnurislamzahari2238
@muhammadnurislamzahari2238 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much , now i can study for long hour without having fatigue at my lower back. God Bless
@sailormf
@sailormf Жыл бұрын
I thought I was fine sitting cross legged until I needed to start waking my hands out to stretch the lower back and just knew it wasn’t right. I so appreciate your channel.
@certainlyitis
@certainlyitis Жыл бұрын
You have a gift of explaining anatomy and how it affects our movements. This video was very helpful to me. I have both a tight/pinching hip flexor/groin area and weakened external hip rotators. Do you have a yoga video that explains how to tenderly address those challenges?
@agnieszkawierzbicka1957
@agnieszkawierzbicka1957 4 жыл бұрын
Very informative . thank you 💖
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@SaskiaJacobsBeukers
@SaskiaJacobsBeukers 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Joe, I love the way you described the anatomy while doing certain movements. I am a beginner in yoga and very interested in how everything works on the inside. I subscribed to your channel and hope to find more interesting videos like these. Keep up the good work.
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm so glad the videos have been helpful for you
@sebastianflorinable
@sebastianflorinable 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks very much!
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful
@KANA-rd8bz
@KANA-rd8bz Жыл бұрын
great, thank you!
@tapedpopsicle
@tapedpopsicle Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe, I love your energy
@williambrucesanders6878
@williambrucesanders6878 Ай бұрын
😮
@nandinirajrajan
@nandinirajrajan 3 жыл бұрын
Very well explained Thanks
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it
@veramcdonnell3597
@veramcdonnell3597 3 жыл бұрын
That was great! Thank you so much.
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
@made4mordor
@made4mordor Жыл бұрын
Wow, this was so helpful and educational! I prefer sitting on the floor to chairs or couches, but I was wondering if I could make it even more comfortable/good for my posture. Now I am excited to use a folded blanket underneath me. I'm also curious about where the best position for the head/neck are when you're sitting cross-legged, as I have chronic neck pain. Maybe against a wall? Anyway, thank you, and I'm looking forward to viewing more of your videos!
@anniwilson2534
@anniwilson2534 Жыл бұрын
Nice explanation. My anatomy means I cannot comfortably sit crossed legged and no matter of stretching improves this! Good to have some alternatives 🙏🏻
@richa1147
@richa1147 2 жыл бұрын
great video, i dont think i have ever really appreciated that psoas connection and how you get caught trying to stop falling backwards means its just permanently under tension
@aha6682
@aha6682 Жыл бұрын
Thank you you saved me ❤
@suemoyers67
@suemoyers67 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have struggled with this for years and most yoga teachers don't explain or give ways to achieve a good posture. Recently I've discovered that having a block works for me and now I know why 🙏
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@alaskabane5340
@alaskabane5340 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am a student who doesn't have a desk so your video really helped me to sit comfortably on floor for hours in which I am studying
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad it was helpful
@JordiDL
@JordiDL 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏✨
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@els1f
@els1f 6 ай бұрын
Fr, ir was so deflating to start the "ultra eazy welcome to yoga basics" and having serious back pain just sitting🤦‍♂️🤣🙃
@ellenh278
@ellenh278 2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and sub'd. I like to know the 'why' and love that you provide that. Thanks
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you found the channel
@atmonotes
@atmonotes 3 жыл бұрын
some people have a restriction in one of the hips abduction when squating or sitting (due to lack of mobility flexibility there). This can cause a lateral pelvic tilt when sitting. Is there a specific group of positions that can help increase adduction and external rotation on one side,
@ErosMorelli
@ErosMorelli 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! 😄 You kinda sound like the Voice Actor Yuri Lowenthal!
@sanadora_mistika
@sanadora_mistika 3 ай бұрын
Thank you🙏🏻🪷
@WexPower
@WexPower Жыл бұрын
Hey Joe, I feel lots of knee pain after sitting like this, with legs crossed and hips on a block or in Seiza/Virasana, for an hour or more. Do you have any tips on mitigating knee pain?
@mjoachim9554
@mjoachim9554 Жыл бұрын
I sit on the floor for long periods of time because of my rabbit. Didn’t realize it was killing my back. This is very helpful.
@Hoseinkhazaee
@Hoseinkhazaee 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@incryoable6517
@incryoable6517 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir , I thought I was the one of the few people who have these problems my thigh is big I can't sit properly But can u tell a exercise to sit properly without using any support, please help a lot
@richagupta5920
@richagupta5920 3 жыл бұрын
your videos are very informative. They scare me a bit because there are so many nuances to every posture. What we may think is the correct posture might actually be harming our bodies. Thanks for all the information.
@bimbabimbic6486
@bimbabimbic6486 Жыл бұрын
is this the best way of siiting for sciatica ? should i just in this position ? no matter what im doing ?
@timeandmoney84
@timeandmoney84 Жыл бұрын
Anything that be done to rectify?
@nicka563
@nicka563 2 жыл бұрын
I have a class where we have to sit on the floor for around 6 hours on Thursday and Friday. after each 'class i get a lot of back pain. I'm going to class now. i will try this sitting method and i'll update about how it felt! Thank you
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
That is a long time to have to sit on the floor if you're not used to it. I hope it helped.
@Qaptyl
@Qaptyl 2 жыл бұрын
lol no update
@kodiwilliams4505
@kodiwilliams4505 Жыл бұрын
Update?
@temnica19
@temnica19 2 жыл бұрын
If there is a challenge, then is opportunity for a solutions. Firstly is question why you want to sit on the floor. For most people is sitting on the floor for one hour extremely painful and uncomfortable. This is a side effect of past choices. When we were children we all can sit on the floor, but then we make a decision "not to stretch any more". So the challenge is not if you can sit on the floor, che challenge is why you choose not to stretch every day ( like for 15 years🙏😂). The video is clearly showing the resaults of non stretching. You can help you just a little with suggestions how to improve this in the video. One solution is "hard core stretching". For a lon time I was thinking that this is all. But the reality is that food that you eating and how you body digest the food, can dramatically improve stretching. (Please don't make a religion out of food like vegetarians,row, vegan, paleo, keto,..) Ayurvedic prospective on food is quite useful. Ayurveda just explain how different food is effecting your body, according to your personal constitution of body and your current state of the body. This is all useless information if you choose not to stretch every day. But if you choose to stretch, then choosing the right food for your current state of the body, can make your stretching quite a pleasant process. What is the alternative? 🙏😂 Extremely painful stretching. Can we say that junk food can make it worse? The second thing that is influencing stretching is mindset. If you have a job that you can get fired if you show that you are creative... you can get a picture how you will feel while trying to stretch... Anyway I like anatomy explanation... When you can manage sitting comfortably, then is next level, how to manage the thoughts of the mind... and the answer is you can't manage the thoughts, there is a different prospective and now I'm out of this context sitting on the floor..🙏😂 Make yourself a meaningful day🙏
@shambunathst5725
@shambunathst5725 4 жыл бұрын
In south india We have sitting chair Called iripalaka {piece of wooden plank 5" height}
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. That would do the same thing as sitting on a block. Thank you for the information.
@paulacaffey6026
@paulacaffey6026 3 жыл бұрын
Could you post a photo of this and sitting on it? I am really needing to shift away from traditional Western seating
@BigIgloo
@BigIgloo 2 жыл бұрын
Is there anything that makes sitting cross-legged easier on the knees? I find my feet falling asleep sometimes.
@pageandink
@pageandink Жыл бұрын
Sit on a blanket or a block. Or switch to sitting knees to floor, heel to butt
@mishaeladumintah327
@mishaeladumintah327 Жыл бұрын
After sitting like that for a while, is it normal for me to feel a lil pain after releasing my legs from the cross position?
@shellymitchell9660
@shellymitchell9660 5 ай бұрын
The bones in my ankles start to hurt pretty quick, sitting cross-legged. Do you have any tips on preventing that from happening?
@sanyamgupta6440
@sanyamgupta6440 2 жыл бұрын
Very comman in India 🇮🇳
@Deliciasdelahumanity
@Deliciasdelahumanity 2 жыл бұрын
when i sit cross legged i dont know why my big toe nails start to get inflamated after few days
@TychoKingdom
@TychoKingdom Жыл бұрын
I am 100% convince my legs are too short to be Crossed. At least too short or too fat. Maybe be both. My problem isn't my knees flying up. The issue is the immediate intense pins and needles. My whole legs went numb I could barely move em. And it hurts my ankles. Nobody 8s talking about THat!
@dennispeterson6598
@dennispeterson6598 2 жыл бұрын
"How to sit comfortably on the floor: sit on a small chair instead." :)
@quantumpower
@quantumpower 2 жыл бұрын
3:10
@ezekielsolosfictionnocap3136
@ezekielsolosfictionnocap3136 2 жыл бұрын
I just googled how to sit properly 💀, I am not the optimal human being
@dingosmith9932
@dingosmith9932 2 жыл бұрын
It's one of those things that a lot of people (including me) have to work on very hard. It takes time and patience, especially if you're older and haven't grown up sitting in these positions.
@JoeMiller108
@JoeMiller108 2 жыл бұрын
@@dingosmith9932 Yes, I think it definitely takes time and patience
@bobross3880
@bobross3880 Жыл бұрын
So. Much. Hand. Movement. I feel like I’m catching adhd
@woekyn
@woekyn Жыл бұрын
Why can’t we learn from human existence
@tommac21
@tommac21 6 ай бұрын
You do know they have chairs an sofas now dont you. Why would anyone want to sit on a dirty floor
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