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Sitting issues (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/meditation

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Hi all, how do you manage to sit for long periods of time ?

I'm having trouble staying still after 25/30mn. After that my right leg gets so numb, I've got to move it every once in a while. I'm not sure it really is an issue, but even if I try ti stay focused on my meditation while moving, it's always a distraction. Fyi : I sit crossed legs with my butt on a cushion.

Thanks !

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[–] andrewta 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If something is going numb it’s because something is wrong.

Talk to a good physical therapist to try to figure out how to fix that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think you've got to get check by a therapist every time you get numb limbs from staying still for too long. that's just a pinched nerve or some blood flow restriction from some presure on my butt :) Just a posture/sit issue. haha, I'll be fine, don't worry.

[–] Chev 3 points 2 years ago

Probably constricting blood flow somewhere in the legs. Sitting different should already help.