History Main / LevitatingLotusPosition

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

* Master Oogway of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' has an interesting version of advanced meditation: he uses the crook at the top of his walking stick as a place to rest his head, ''while he balances the rest of his body on top of it''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'', Creator/{{Sting}} is briefly shown meditating in the lotus pose while levitating in one scene.

For bonus points, they may chant "om", a real life [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} Hindu]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Buddhist]] ''mantra''. It's usual too to keep the hands in a mystic gesture, called ''mudra'' (usually the ''chin mudra'', with the index fingers touching the thumbs, or alternatively ''shunya mudra'', with the middle fingers instead).

* The Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse's future Franchise/GreenLantern of the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' time (also in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'') flies around this way.

* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'': Ken's rage Toki's "face breaking fist of compassion" attack has him sitting in this position, floating, while using his arms to direct the waves that break his opponents face. Compassionately. The dramatic after-picture has him the same way, but arms in his lap.

** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': Wanda Maximoff does this while peforming the Dreamwalker spell that allows her to project her consciousness into the body of a version of herself in an alternate universe.

** ''Film/TheLastJedi''. Luke Skywalker is shown floating above the rock he's meditating on [[spoiler:when doing AstralProjection. He then collapses onto the rock in exhaustion, then fades into nothingness with his robe blowing away in the wind.]]
** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''. Rey is introduced floating in lotus position several feet above the jungle floor, with a double ring of rocks orbiting around her, as she [[spoiler:attempts to commune with the spirits of past Jedi]].

** ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'':

*** During the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda arc, ComicBook/{{Storm}} meditates while levitating to train her power over micro-climates. After she manages to make plants around her grow, she uses her power to attack enemy ships.
*** Kwannon, the current Psylocke, meditates like this on Krakoa.

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Sydney will sometimes assume this position for fun while floating with her flight orb; for example, [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-966-special-training/ while watching the training session with vehemence.]]

* While practicing buckball in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Snails holds a lotus position while levitating himself on buckets used to catch the actual buckball. He's doing it again in "2, 4, 6, Greaaat", using telekinesis on himself to float while he's blindfolded and doing a (close-approximation-of-because-pony-legs) LotusPosition while teaching the buckball players (and later, the cheerleading squad) how to empty their minds.

* ''Videogame/TheSims'':

* Kalifa, a fortune teller in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', does this as she manipulates her crystal.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Tedd [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp.php?id=22 first appears in Grace's dream like this]] to indicate he is also a god.
* Vaarsuvius of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' floats in this position (or close enough for a stick-figure comic) while in a trance to regain spells. Belkar takes advantage of this once [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0334.html to play a nasty prank on V]]. V also does it [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0866.html at another time]] to calm down after a panic attack in order to FaceDeathWithDignity.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'' [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming Level 7]], Zar the Psion moves around this way.

* In ''Giant Days'', a spinoff of ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound'', Daisy uses yogic floating to take care of some bullies.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': On Titan, Doctor Strange is seen floating in the lotus position while he's using the Eye of Agamotto to peer into the different possible futures.