The Accomplished or Adept Pose
In Sanskrit the word siddha means accomplished or adept. Siddha-asana requires less flexibility of the legs than the padma-asana yet it facilitates relaxation, concentration and ultimately, meditation.
Adept Pose (sid-dhah-sa-na) Siddha-asana - The Sanskrit word siddha means accomplished or adept, one who has attained the highest.
Accomplished or Adept Pose (Siddha-asana) Instruction:
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Begin in a seated posture. Bend the left knee and grasp the left foot with both hands and place the heel against the perineum and the sole of the foot against the inside of the right thigh.
In these practices you don't even have to close your eyes; you do not even have to maintain steadiness constantly in the lotus or the adept pose. There are about seventeen to twenty practices which you should follow in sequence.
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