It’s always a good time to practice mindfulness meditation to help manage daily stresses and improve your mental well-being! We wanted to share a few tips to help your meditation practice using props to help you relax:
Seated Meditation: Using Props to Help You Find a More Comfortable Seat
Seated meditation can be uncomfortable if you’re not used to sitting on the floor for a long period of time. You can use props to help you find a more comfortable seat:
- Use a yoga strap around your knees and back to help you sit a little more upright and make it more comfortable.
- Sit on a block or blankets to give you a little lift off the ground.
Using props to find a more comfortable position can help you stay in a seated meditation longer and relax more completely.
Using Props in a Reclined Meditation
If you prefer to recline for your meditation, try these strategies to help you get a little more comfortable:
- Take a blanket and fold it into quarters. Take another blanket and stack them to make them tiered. Lie on top of the blanket so it supports the curves of your back.
- If you’re tighter in the shoulders, add a block underneath your head for more support
- Keep your legs bent or straight. You can put a blanket under your knees.
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If you’re having pain with prolonged sitting, we’re doing TeleHealth sessions to help pinpoint the issue. During these sessions, we will take you through a functional movement evaluation. This can help us figure out what’s going on, and we can give you more targeted exercises/stretches to address the issue. For more information, click here to request to schedule a Telehealth Session.
