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Have you tried sitting on the floor and work with a keyboard ? Do you have a setup you could share ?

I suppose Japanese should have something fitting but that might be a stereotype.

https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/furniture-free-ahs13/ is an example of someone doing this in their home. Personally, my setup is a coffee table along with a zafu (buckwheat hull filled floor cushion) and sheepskins or a zabuton to cushion the floor a little. It's very comfortable, although I'd like to also have a standing desk to go with it. Coffee tables tend to be a pretty good height for this purpose if you want to avoid purchasing something custom. Besides that it's just a regular desk setup, albeit missing drawers or storage on the table.

> https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/furniture-free-ahs13/

Interesting reading, thanks.

Would you be so kind as to share a picture of your setup ? To have a rough idea of heights, space arrangements, elbow positioning, etc. ?

Yeah, here is what I'm working with as of now. Moved recently (like everyone else) and still getting an office setup, but this is the basics. As far as height, I'd say it's a very ergonomically sound setup when in kneeling position with the cushion in between your feet. Laptop just below eye level, arms level, etc.

I think the biggest benefits are it forces you to move and adjust a little bit more than in a chair, and forces you to use your muscles to sit properly much more. Would highly recommend to anyone. https://ibb.co/XYN3HFx

The coffee table is https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lisabo-coffee-table-ash-veneer-... The sheepskin is from sheepskin town, but any cushioning that softens the floor for your ankles/knees is good.

Thanks a lot, much appreciated !

I was browsing though the different pillow/cushion and was a bit worried at first by the $150 zafu/zabuton but it looks like there are ~$50 ones so I can give it a try.

The Japanese are the first to know that their posture is unnatural, uncomfortable and probably harmful.

See my other comment in this thread. I consider a lap desk the essential tool for a floor sitting setup because it puts the peripherals exactly where they need to be, on a comfortable and portable surface. Everything else can be improvised to start.

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