lotus position
Example Sentences
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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
“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
But don’t picture someone in the lotus position with his eyes shut.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2018
He called for help a few times, but mostly he spent the day in the lotus position, with his new sneakers off, meditating.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
