During Yoga Teacher Training I have spent a lot of time sitting on the floor for morning meditation (or ‘sitting practice’ as my first meditation teacher called it with characteristic non-attachment to results!), listening to lectures, having discussions etc. I’m relatively comfortable here (delicate hamstring aside), but it was interesting watching bodies around me trying to find positions of ease — usually with their back supported with a couple of bolsters, or an elaborate nest of blankest and blocks, or even leaning against the wall until they were gently rebuked for this by the teacher.

At home I could see Hubby staring at me (from his place on a sofa!) and wondering at how much lower to the ground my knees are now when I sit in Sukhasana. It is interesting to note how this difference just arises from a change in habit (Hmmm, what habits in my asana practice could I change…?)

Now that I’m in the office for a couple of weeks between training sessions I’m finding it difficult to adjust back to chairs, especially office chairs and a good typing position. I’ve spent a week fiddling with every conceivable adjustment to my chair, but I still can’t find a way of sitting that isn’t bothering some part of my anatomy. I’m begging to be given a standing desk again (I had one on almost permanent loan), but meantime while my boss tries to find the budget for this extravagance I have found a spare kneeling chair. This is supposed to be great for the spine, although the compromise is that it’s bad for the knees…

What I’d most like to do is sit on the floor. Now I wonder if the network cable for my laptop will reach that far…