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LindsD Jun 2020 11:21am, 4 Jun 2020 37,460 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Sorry that's to Rich
richmac Jun 2020 12:42pm, 4 Jun 2020 14,104 posts	Quote Pin richmac Thanks but its just a matter of getting used to it. The hardest bit I find, is seated actually getting my back straight.
rf_fozzy Jun 2020 2:32pm, 4 Jun 2020 10,101 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Sitting up with a straight back (even with "straight" legs on the floor - i.e. out in front of me) is a signficant challenge in itself for me too...
GregP Jun 2020 2:34pm, 4 Jun 2020 120,169 posts	Quote Pin GregP Me too. To an extent this might be a Venus&Mars thing.
rf_fozzy Jun 2020 2:39pm, 4 Jun 2020 10,103 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Yeah, the lower gravity on Mars would make it much easier to sit up straight.
rf_fozzy Jun 2020 2:40pm, 4 Jun 2020 10,104 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy Although I'm not sure going to Venus to practise Yoga is wise due to asphyxiation issues and the runaway greenouse effect.
richmac Jun 2020 4:34pm, 4 Jun 2020 14,108 posts	Quote Pin richmac Not just me then?
EvilPixie Jun 2020 4:38pm, 4 Jun 2020 17,623 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie what is this cross legged thing?
richmac Jun 2020 4:42pm, 4 Jun 2020 14,109 posts	Quote Pin richmac For me it's the crossed legs, I have a foot stool rammed up behind me to make it work. I think my back is fairly straight on the 'half way lift' from forward fold. I have noticed the nobbly bit at the bottom of my sternum is now detectable where it was not before. Not sure if thats a good thing.
rf_fozzy Jun 2020 7:11pm, 4 Jun 2020 10,110 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I struggle to sit up fully straight if I sit on the floor with my legs out in front of me (straight, but relaxed), and have the sofa behind me propping me up. Even then it's a fight to not lean backwards... Which might explain why cross-legged is a non-starter.