Padmasana

Compiled by: Trisha Lamb

Last Revised: April 18, 2006

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The contents of this bibliography do not provide medical advice and should not be so interpreted. Before beginning any exercise program, see your physician for clearance.

Bera, T. K., and M. V. Rajapurkar. Biomechanical analysis of padmasana. Yoga- Mimamsa, 1989, 28(3):12-32.

Butera, Robert. Lotus pose or padma-. YogaLife, Jan/Feb 2001, p. 18

Cole, Roger. Protect the knees in lotus and related postures. . Article available online: http://yogajournal.com/teacher/978_1.cfm.

“By learning basic anatomical principles, you can teach your students how to safely open their hips without injuring their knees.”

Doing without the lotus: “Let’s face it, some people never will be able to do the lotus.” Yoga & Health, 2(2):40-46.

Farhi, Donna. Padmasana: Lotus pose. Yoga Journal, Nov/Dec 1999, pp. 84-93.

Friend, John. How to Grow a Lotus workshop. 6th Annual Yoga Journal Convention, 27- 30 Sep 2001, Estes Park, Colorado.

Heeney, Antoinette. Padmasana (the lotus). Yoga Today, Mar 1981, 5(11):36-37.

Kate, Suhas, M.D. [Answers the questions below.] Yoga and Total Health, Dec 2000, p. 7.

“. . . is it that tendons, ligaments, cartilage and other protective joint tissues can lose their original shape because of doing certain , like Padmasana, , Ekapadasana?”

“Can regular and continuous practice of Padmasana cause any harm to the knees? Is it that the ligaments become loose because of Padmasana posture and may lead to unsteadiness of ligaments later?”

Lasater, Judith. Yogi beware: Hidden dangers can lurk within even the most familiar pose. Yoga Journal, Jan/Feb 2005, pp. 110-119.

Covers the safe practice of padmasana, , III, and chaturanga .

The lotus pose: A classical meditation pose. Bindu, no. 8.

“Why is this pose the most important yoga exercise? Read why, and see what medical research has to say. Archaeologists also verify this through their discovery of various Yoga pose sculptures throughout the world.”

2 Murphy, Annette. Growing a lotus workshop. B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California. Email: [email protected]

Nuncio, Nancy. Finding a comfortable seated cross-legged position. Yoga Journal. Article available online: http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/648_1.cfm.

Answers the question: What areas do I need to work on to be able to sit in simple cross- legged position while maintaining an erect spine?

Padmasana (Lotus) and the warm-up sequence. Yoga & Health, Aug 2004, pp. 17-19.

Padmasana (Lotus Pose). Yoga Journal. Article available online: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/488_1.cfm.

Padmasana and its variations. Article available online: http://www.yogadancer.com/Pages/Pg_Padmasana.html.

Padmasana: Finding lotus mind. Ascent, Autumn 2000.

Powers, Sarah. Answers the question: “I’ve been practicing yoga for about three years, and I’m still having difficulty coming into full Lotus. I can comfortably achieve Half Lotus on both sides, but I can’t make the final step into full Lotus. I’m not quite sure what’s holding me back. Do you have any suggestions?” Yoga Journal, Jul/Aug 2003, p. 38.

Ramaswami, Srivatsa. Padmasana. In , Yoga for the Three Stages of Life: Developing Your Practice as an Art Form, a Physical Therapy, and a Guiding Philosophy. Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions International, 2000, pp. 166-177.

Salgar, D. C., V. S. Bisen, and M. J. Jinturkar. Effect of padmasana, a yogic exercise, on muscular efficiency. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 1975, 63(6):768-772. (Effect on oxygen uptake.)

Santana, Rose. Which poses lead to enlightenment? Enlightened Practice, Jun/Jul 2003, p. 7.

Discusses shavâsana and padmâsana.

Schiffman, Eric. Hip-Openers, Splits and Lotus workshop. 6th Annual Yoga Journal Convention, 27-30 Sep 2001, Estes Park, Colorado.

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