Padmasana : Padmasana is a well formed asana of cross legged sitting. It is a ancient asana and it is commonly used for meditation. Origin : The name of the pose is come from Sanskrit (Indian language). This pose was mainly performed by Hindu, Jain and Buddhist in encient India and some meditating ascetic Shiva (god of Hindu), Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha and Tirthankar in jainism. Above saint or ascetic are shown to perform Padmasana. From above fact it is confirm that it is a encient asana. Steps for performing Padmasana: Open your yoga mat come in sitting position with legs unbent in front of you.Then bent your leg one by one , take pose of Sukhasana. Held your right toe and put it on your left thigh with sole facing upward direction and closed to abdomen. Now hold your left toe and put it on right thigh with sole facing upward direction and closed to abdomen. The knees...
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