{"id":20405,"date":"2020-02-19T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T10:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-my-hands-when-meditating\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:15:58","slug":"what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-my-hands-when-meditating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-am-i-supposed-to-do-with-my-hands-when-meditating\/","title":{"rendered":"What am I supposed to do with my hands when meditating?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Erwan E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Whatever works for you! I\u2019m particularly restless, so sitting stock still just isn\u2019t realistic for me. Sit in a position that\u2019s comfortable and relax your hands. If you end up moving them a bit that\u2019s perfectly fine<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-166518219\"><div id=\"thefa-4045713457\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop wasting your mornings<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Build a better life<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Olivia Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Do whatever feels comfortable and natural. Something that isn\u2019t distracting hopefully. I either just place them on my stomach (laying down) or on my knees (sitting cross-legged), or interlock my fingers and hold my own hand (if you know what I\u2019m talking about) and then place it in my lap.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ed X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well you can place them (palms up or down) on your knees or you can hold them together. As long as you are comfortable and that they\u2019re not interrupting you\u2019re meditation state of mind. Also, if you want you can press them together at the level of your chess, it can help you center your energy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kayla T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You only thouch the thumb with the first finger..and let the other three open and relaxed.You can watch on google for yoga posture fingers and for sure you will find one that suits you.It is important to open your energy and that is when you stay in a relaxed position.:)I hope I was helpful.Bless you<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">John X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Choose a position at the beginning of each meditation and stick with it, sometimes i like to leave them in a specific position, others I just leave them hanging, as longs as you try to keep still.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ben Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You can rest them on your lap, or table or chair or join them together or rest them on top of another. Whatever feels comfortable and good.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Katrina W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Truth be told, the best thing tk do with your hands is to do what is most comfortable for you and will help you focus on meditating. I like putting my hands to my heart&#x2F;chest when j meditate laying down and I like putting my hand palm open on my lap when I&#39;m meditating sitting<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alice I.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Sometimes es good to lace your fingers, but it\u2019s also a good action to put your hands beside you, so you can touch the surface where you are sitting during your meditation, in that way you can sense every vibration be it of sounds, movements&#8230; that makes you feel connected to the earth, making your meditation more comfortable in some cases&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erwan E. Whatever works for you! I\u2019m particularly restless, so sitting stock still just isn\u2019t realistic for me. Sit in a position that\u2019s comfortable and relax your hands. If you end up moving them a bit that\u2019s perfectly fine Olivia Z. Do whatever feels comfortable and natural. 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