The last yoga pose we added to our free Online Hatha Yoga Poses book, Crane Pose, required considerable balance and strength to do, and today’s addition is similar in that it requires a great deal of balance as well, but unlike Crane pose, this one needs flexibility more than strength.  It is the scary looking White Tantra Yoga Lotus Pose , and as I mentioned, since we are now adding some more advanced postures to our collection, please follow the safety guidelines from the following 2 articles carefully when practicing these postures.

Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Practice

Guidelines for Kundalini Yoga Practice

Kundalini Yoga, is also known as White Tantra Yoga, and as I have previously pointed out, sexual energy is the most condensed form of physical energy and, if correctly channeled, it can play an important role in one’s personal and spiritual evolution.  There are many tantric exercises which help you harness your sexual potency, and for a complete set of such exercises, you can refer to the Tantric Yoga Exercises for Sexual Health article.  For those interested in the refinement and transmutation of sexual energy for higher purposes, the pose today will be of particular interest.  This is because Kundalini Yoga Lotus Pose, is designed specifically for this purpose.

There are other benefits of Lotus Pose, in addition to the channeling of sexual energy, and those are listed below in the practice section as well.  Since this position requires quite a bit of flexibility to do, it should not be attempted before doing sufficient warm-ups and stretches.  In particular the hamstrings and groin should be stretched and warmed up prior to trying Lotus Pose.

Lotus Pose will focus on opening and balancing your Sex Chakra (Swadhisthan Chakra), and as with all Tantric exercises, your mind can help magnify the benefits of the exercise.  For this reason you should concentrate your awareness upon the Sex Chakra while doing this pose and can visualize energy rising up the spine from this region while you practice the position.  The following three articles will be useful in helping you understand more about the Sex Chakra and how to add a chakra meditation component to this exercise.

Kundalini Seven Chakra Overview

How to Analyze and Heal Your Chakras

Top 3 Chakra Meditation Techniques

In addition to being added to the Free Online Hatha Yoga Book, Lotus Pose will of course become part of the Online Kundalini Yoga Exercises e-book.  Also, be on the lookout for more Free Tantra Yoga Classes which are going to use Lotus Pose in the very near future.

White Tantra Yoga Position – Lotus Pose

Illustration of Lotus Pose


White Tantra Yoga Position – Lotus Pose:

A. How to Do Tantra Yoga Lotus Pose: 

  • Sit on the floor with your legs bent at the knees in front of you. 
  • Wrap your index and middle finger around your big toe of each foot.
  • Now slowly start to extend your arms and legs, while you balance on your sacrum.
  • Try to straighten your legs all the way if you can.  Don’t force it.
  • Keep your eyes open and focus on a point in front of you to help you keep your balance.
  • In the final position, you will be leaning back about 30 degrees.  Try to keep your back straight.
  • Once you come into the position, hold while doing normal breathing or do Breath of Fire.
  • Bend your knees and lower your legs to the ground once you are done.
  • If you cannot hold your big toe, as indicated above, you can also simply grasp your feet instead.

B. Duration for Tantra Yoga Lotus Pose: 5 seconds – 3 mins

C. Benefits of Tantra Yoga Lotus Pose:  

  • Build sexual potency.
  • Opens and balances the Sex Chakra.
  • Channels sexual energy up the spine so it can be used by the higher centers.
  • Excellent for the digestive system.
  • Good for the back and spine.
  • Helps detoxify and cleanse the system.

D. Practice Tips and Cautions for Tantra Yoga Lotus Pose:

  • As this pose increases blood flow and puts pressure on the heart, you should be cautious if you have high blood pressure or major cardiovascular issues.
  • Be careful in doing this pose if you have back or spine problems.
  • Be sure to warm-up correctly and not force this position.  There are many other good stretches you can do to prepare your body for this pose, so start with the easy ones and only attempt Lotus Position once you have improved your flexibility sufficiently.

Here are some more excellent White Tantra Yoga exercises for opening the Sex Chakra and building sexual potency.

Tantra Yoga Technique to Raise Sexual Energy

Tantra Yoga Technique for Sexual Mastery

Yoga Exercises for Male Sexual Health

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