Legs falling asleep

[LonesomeYogurt]

Recently, my legs have been falling asleep earlier and earlier in my sitting, usually around the 10 minute mark. I've always struggled with my legs doing this when I sit in half-lotus, but it seems to be getting worse. Any tips for alleviating this? Or should I just grin and bear it?

To my knowledge, I am fairly flexible and I feel no pain or stress in my legs at all - just a dully painful numbness that can be very, very distracting. Is it a posture issue, or perhaps is it a sign that my buckwheat pillow is giving up the ghost?

Thanks for any help!

[UpwardBound]

I know this might not be an easy fix, but I used to experience this problem all the time. I got to the point that I just learned to ignore it and it was a daily experience...the leg would fall asleep to the point that I can't walk for a few minutes after meditation. I've recently lost weight, and now there is no 'falling asleep' in my leg unless my sit is much longer than my daily norm.

[rohana]

Have you tried the Burmese pose? I had/have the same problem with half-lotus and the Burmese pose seems to work for me. Sometimes I switch between the two from time to time.

The first part of this video shows some of the possible poses :


Orientation to Zen 01 - Zazen

[troxet]

this post helped me, viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10723 especially the last comment , now i seat on the edge of the cushion in a burmese style and i can meditate for longer periods of time.
I hope it also helps you