Sitting on heel burns!

[Gustav]

When placing the heel under the perineum and sitting on it in meditation, it hurts and creates a burning sensation on the heel from the pressure. You know similar sensation like when folding your leg under your body and sitting on it; it burns and falls asleep and circulation is cut.

It it supposed to hurt or go away after some practice or what?

Edited March 16, 2021 by Gustav

[Tim R]

Try finding a better sitting position. Your sitting position isn't supposed to hurt. If you want to sit in this kneeling position, get a little meditation bench. 

[Gustav]

I'm not sitting in a kneeling position. I'm am trying to sit the yoga way with "legs crossed" with left heel under the perenium. Siddhasana with cushion.

[snowyowl]

How important is the heel under perineum part? There is a variation of siddhasana without it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhasana (half way down). That's the posture I usually do (Burmese style with cushion & bolster to raise me up), and I find it really comfortable.