Sitting Yoga Pose Siddhasana

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Siddhasana, or the Sitting Yoga Pose, promotes relaxation and meditation. It helps to calm the mind and improve focus.

  1. Sit on the floor with your legs extended in front of you.
  2. Bend your right knee and place your right foot against your left thigh.
  3. Bend your left knee and place your left foot against your right thigh.
  4. Rest your hands on your knees, palms facing up or down.
  5. Keep your spine straight and take deep breaths.

How to perform the Sitting Yoga Pose Siddhasana

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Sitting Yoga Pose Siddhasana using your body weight.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your primary working muscles.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your working muscles rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

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