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
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
Eyes closed and sitting in the lotus position, the Buddha underwent weeks of painstaking work at Exoticars in the town of McCandless, north of Pittsburgh.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
“What scared the bejesus out of me was this girl sitting in the lotus position right on the edge of the area near these rocks,” Pamela wrote.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2019
She pulls her legs up to lotus position on the couch and doubles over with laughter.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
