Medition Position Cuts Blood Circulation

[Raphael]

Hey there,

I have this problem when I want to meditate while sitting on the ground with my legs crossed. I'm not doing the lotus position, nor even half-lotus, I just have my legs crossed. The most similar position might be sukhasana.

After something like ~20 minutes, I feel that it starts to cut blood circulation in my right leg, more precisely at the position of my ankle. I tried to move my leg a bit to avoid this problem, and eventually found a solution, but it's not optimal. I also have a deformity in my legs that cause them to points out, it is a little more important in my right leg. It looks similar to this. I feel like the solution I found to avoid lost of blood circulation is making my leg deformation worse.

Do any of you had similar issues?

 

[Lyubov]

My legs would fall asleep instantly when I used to do sitting meditation. I personally don’t think it’s good for them especially if you’re sitting for an hour a couple times a day. Better off getting a stool or a meditation bench. 

[Raphael]

3 hours ago, Lyubov said:

Better off getting a stool or a meditation bench. 

Is it as effective as sitting with crossed legs? Currently, my motivation to sit with crossed legs is that it's much more effective than sitting in a chair.