lotus position
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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 ● Jun. 2, 2023
I generally sit down in a sort of lotus position.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
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 ● Apr. 12, 2022
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 ● Nov. 17, 2021
I found the drama teacher, whose name I didn’t know, sitting in the lotus position in the middle of the stage.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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