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Baddha Padmasana
Bound lotus
Bound lotus. Seated in lotus with the arms crossed behind the back, each hand holding the opposite foot.
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- Meaning
- baddha = bound, padma = lotus, asana = seat or posture
- Family
- Seated
- Level
- Advanced
- Gaze
- Nose
Take care
Needs an easy lotus. Never force the feet or the bind.
Learn this with a teacher
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Find a teacherHow it is done
- 1
Breathe freely
Sit in Padmasana.
- 2
Breathe out
Reach the right arm behind the back to hold the right foot, then the left arm to hold the left foot.
- 3
Breathe freely
Sit upright and stay for ten breaths.
Holding it
Around ten breaths.
Making it easier
Sit cross-legged and hold the elbows behind the back.
What the tradition says it does
- Opens the shoulders and chest
- Steadies the seat
To prepare
Variations
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, p. 4