After all the talk you can find about how to sit, that is hardly the only option.  Do you want to lie down?  Then lie down.  The only real reason not to do it is that you might find it harder to stay awake. Well, there is one other thing, at least for me.  I don’t think there are many of us that are perfectly symmetrical, so when I am down on a yoga mat or the floor for an extended period of time, my body tends to react like a building settling and shifting on its foundation – sometimes gently and sometimes more aggressively.  It can be a little distracting, but I’ve actually come to enjoy it, a break from holding myself upright is just the thing some days.

There is actually a whole kind of practice that is sort of a cross between meditation and yoga called yoga nidra.  That one is practiced while you are flat on the floor, and a teacher talks you through a progressive relaxation – you can find in person classes, but you can find it on YouTube and other channels as well.  It’s the one where it doesn’t matter if you fall asleep, in fact I’ve practiced in group classes where the teacher called it nap time for adults – doesn’t that sound great?