Legs Go Numb = Dangerous?

[renegade_bee]

Is this dangerous? I really want to do cross legged strong determination sitting because I have noticed it improves my discipline immensely in all areas of life. However I wonder if it is dangerous to sit for hour(s) with sleeping legs. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Edited May 21, 2016 by DrMatthewsausage

[JustinS]

@DrMatthewsausage I've read somewhere that it's not too much of a problem as long there is not a sharp pain that does not go away. If it goes from pain, to numbing, then you're fine.  

[nbolt]

I've had this issue a bit as well. I've also read that limbs going numb for an hour or two should be fine in general, but I don't like the feeling and try to avoid it. I have noticed my circulation improving since starting regular meditation so I am just working on improving this step by step and hopefully sometime later this year I'll be able to do strong determination for some hours without losing circulation at all.

[renegade_bee]

On 24-5-2016 at 6:16 PM, JustinS said:

@DrMatthewsausage I've read somewhere that it's not too much of a problem as long there is not a sharp pain that does not go away. If it goes from pain, to numbing, then you're fine.  

That's what I read as well but I just don't feel safe stopping the blood to my legs for an hour each day. It's a shame, I did it for 3 days and my self discipline skyrocketed.

On 24-5-2016 at 6:42 PM, Neill said:

 I've also read that limbs going numb for an hour or two should be fine in general, but I don't like the feeling and try to avoid it.

May I ask how you manage to avoid this?

[JustinS]

@DrMatthewsausage I sit on a pillow so that my hips are higher than my legs therefore putting less pressure onto my ankles and legs. Or you can try sitting on a chair. 

[PG13]

@DrMatthewsausage You are not cutting off circulation to your legs.  You are putting pressure on a nerve which is causing the numb feeling.  If you were truly cutting off blood flow to your legs, your muscles would start dying in about 2 hours.

Edited May 26, 2016 by PG13