Translations:Comfortable position/10/en

Crossed leg position

Sit straight with your feet close in to the perineum but resting on the ground. Your ankles are not crossed. You try to look as tall as possible, meaning your spine is erect. Your arms rest on your thighs.

• This position is called Muktasana in Sanskrit, meaning "Liberation pose", or Ardha Siddhasana ("Half-accomplished pose"). It is a simplified version of Siddhasana ("Accomplished pose"), yet it is quite stable and easy to stay in for a long time.
• In Siddhasana, ankle bones are touching and the heels are above one another with the top heel pressing the pubis directly above the genitals. This position is claimed to foster the powers or siddhis to the yogi who practices it daily for 12 years (by Iengar).
• If you tuck the toes of your top leg between the calf and thigh muscles of your bottom leg, it is another crossed leg position called Swastikasana ("Auspicious pose"). It is the first of 84 asanas described and illustrated in Jogapradipika.