In terms of many Yoga systems, complex asanas are not usually required. For the Yoga of knowledge or devotion only the ability to sustain a comfortable sitting pose is necessary. This can be done by sitting comfortably in a chair. It does not require the lotus pose, though it can be helpful, as can siddhasana. 

Nor is the proper method of Hatha Yoga to force or strain ourselves into some ideal posture. Its true method is to aid us in gradually relaxing and letting go of all stress and tension in the physical body. It is not a sport that aims at achievement but a form of meditation aiming at peace. Its goal is not to make us more physically conscious but to make us less identified with the physical body by no longer straining at physical movement. 

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