In the video below, I demonstrate a few options for varying floor sitting positions.  If you missed the video tour of my dynamic workstation click HERE.

Check out Katy Bowman’s book Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement to learn the science behind our need for natural movement and how to get more of it into your daily life.  She also has an audio version, so that you can listen to it while walking!

Ok, this is super cool. Katy Bowman and Mark Sisson created this Don’t Just Sit There program. It’s a ridiculously awesome deal!


In this article, I look at more opportunities to ditch the furniture Are you a half asser?

I love the Hips Don’t Lie They Sit Alignment Snack.  In this class, Katy focuses on stretching the muscles that serve the hips from a seated position. The class is about 27 minutes. Have a bolster, block, or half dome handy to sit on (anything to prop you up a little will do). It’s so interesting to compare how the two legs differ on where you feel the stretch. Many of these stretches I do automatically while I’m on the floor watching a movie or hanging out with friends drinking tea. That’s one of the many things I love about restorative exercise-it’s easy to work into your day.

Update: Check out this kneeling seat with one “leg” in the middle. I like that I can tuck my lower legs under the bench while keeping my femurs tracking forward, rather than pushing them into internal rotation.  I bought it on Etsy. They have several variations.  I bought the one with the rocker type bottom. The only downside to the rocker bottom is that it only works on carpet or with a blanket underneath.  It doesn’t work so well on hardwood floors. Which is fine; hardwood floors might have been too hard for the tops of my feet and shins. This is the one I bought: The Reflekter – Ergonomic Meditation Bench with Cushion by AscendentMeditation.

Meditation bench

Meditation Bench

Floor sitting option with a meditation bench.

Floor sitting positions with a kneeling bench.

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