sit down already

So...as you know, I love http://www.yogajournal.com/. I receive daily e-mails from yoga journal and recently, I opened one that had a really interesting article written by someone who abandoned her regular seat at work for the floor! I loved the article and wanted to share it. Can you imagine how coworkers would react if you did this too? Anyways, this year, I am going to try to sit on the floor even more than I do know. Currently, I bet I sit on the floor one hour a day already. In yoga, we sometimes start our classes seated and at the end we return to our seated easy pose. At the beginning of our lives, when we were children we sat on the floor all the time and now later in life we are trying to get back to the floor. Now we often find sitting on the floor during class difficult. Sitting on the floor is probably the easiest pose to attempt but one that we spend the least time in. Sitting cross leg on the floor is often called Easy Pose or in sanskrit Sukhasana. (go to http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2481 for more info on Easy Pose)

Here is an exert from the e-mail and I have given you the link to the article below.

"As it turns out, spending more time on the floor in your daily life can have some real benefits. People living in floor cultures have more supple joints and stronger backs, not to mention far better posture.
Try spending some time today on the floor—squatting, kneeling, or just sitting. It might seem uncomfortable and awkward at first, but if you spend a little time doing this each day (try a little reading or office work on the floor), you'll find your joints begin to loosen, squatting will become more comfortable, and you'll see your yoga practice improve. Maybe some day you'll ditch the desk and chair altogether!"

http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/1228?utm_source=DailyInsight&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=b&utm_campaign=DI_2009-01-02