Having your feet crossed over each other but your knees wide apart usually while sitting on.
Man sitting on floor cross legged.
You can make a subconscious decision to cross your legs or lock your ankles but sitting with straight legs works best for most situations.
Casual young man sitting cross legged on the floor and looking up isolated on white background portrait of a young man sitting on a bench and using a laptop.
The best sitting position.
Sitting on the floor on the other hand requires your spine to be straight and your shoulders to be pushed back and relaxed which naturally corrects poor posture.
A common cross legged position is with the lower part of both legs folded towards the body crossing each other at the ankle or calf with both ankles on the floor sometimes with the feet tucked under the knees or thighs.
Backs weak abdominal muscles and stiff inflexible aching hips to name only a few.
Keeping your legs planted on the floor with the knees 11 24 inches apart is the most open least defensive and least intimidating position.
Sitting with bent legs can be done with the legs mostly parallel or by crossing them over each other.
Young man sitting cross legged listening to mp3 player.