There are yoga postures galore. I am comfortable with many, but there are only a few I find close to my heart. Actually, there are three of them all told. Siddhasana is my most favorite posture. Whenever I get a chance, I sit crosslegged with my left foot on top of my right calf. It is the ordinary posture of many a yogi, and it is most often practiced in connection with breath control and meditation, or pranayama and dhyana. Many so-called westerners find it not only uncomfortable, but also nigh impossible to achieve. My other most favorite postures are comparatively easy. The first is savasana or mrtasana, which amounts to lying down like a corpse (“Savasana or Mrtasana, “ June 29, 2005). Relaxing all the muscles is not as easy at it appears at first sight, but it can be achieved after some practice. And the second is tadasana, which involves standing up like a mountain (“Tadasana,” February 5, 2013). Again, it appears easier than it actually is, but it can be mastered by nearly everyone after some practice. The attraction of these two postures is that they do not involve any acrobatics, which are quite typical of yoga nowadays. Nothing to it. And yet, there is much to learn by lying down like a corpse or standing up like a mountain for a good stretch of time. Not for nothing are they considered bona fide yoga postures since time immemorial. I wonder why many a western yoga teacher does not pay them any attention any longer. Too easy for them?