<p>For the anaapanasathi bhawana "meditation that involves concentrating on inhaling and exhaling" requires sitting posture. </p>

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2014-09-18T15:09:08.927Z
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nimala9
<p>Only very experienced meditators can meditate lying down without visiting the sleep world. 
Any upright comfortable postion is good. If sleepy, imagine breathing in energy.
Have a great week.</p>

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2014-09-18T10:33:36.123Z
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Rajpal
<p>Yes but it's easier to fall asleep that way. The four official  positions are: Sitting, walking, laying  and standing but really we can meditate no matter what position we are in.
   When we set our bodies in one of these four positions, away from noise and distractions it is like we are making a little laboratory of our mind and bodies or a little retreat so to speak but when we are off working, eating, playing, jogging or  whatever, we don't  have to stop and get into one of the official four positions when we remember to meditate, we only need to see things as they are.</p>

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Lowbrow
<p>One can meditate in any posture, but meditating lying down can be challenging because it is easy to fall asleep. Andrea Fella sometimes has to meditate lying down due to back pain while sitting; to keep from falling asleep, she holds one arm up in the air.</p>

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2014-09-17T20:23:02.250Z
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Alex Szatmary
<p>Is lying flat on my back an acceptable meditation posture?  Why or why not?</p>

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2014-09-18T03:31:39.363Z
it should be comfortable .if your posture is comfortable it's enough to meditate but should care about healthy posture too.
Fast Snail
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Can I meditate while lying on my back?
# Can I meditate while lying on my back?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-17)

Is lying flat on my back an acceptable meditation posture? Why or why not?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: it should be comfortable .if your posture is comfortable it's enough to meditate but should care about healthy posture too.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-09-17. Score: 8

Yes but it's easier to fall asleep that way. The four official positions are: Sitting, walking, laying and standing but really we can meditate no matter what position we are in.
When we set our bodies in one of these four positions, away from noise and distractions it is like we are making a little laboratory of our mind and bodies or a little retreat so to speak but when we are off working, eating, playing, jogging or whatever, we don't have to stop and get into one of the official four positions when we remember to meditate, we only need to see things as they are.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-09-17. Score: 3

One can meditate in any posture, but meditating lying down can be challenging because it is easy to fall asleep. Andrea Fella sometimes has to meditate lying down due to back pain while sitting; to keep from falling asleep, she holds one arm up in the air.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-18. Score: 0

For the anaapanasathi bhawana "meditation that involves concentrating on inhaling and exhaling" requires sitting posture.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-18. Score: -1

Only very experienced meditators can meditate lying down without visiting the sleep world.
Any upright comfortable postion is good. If sleepy, imagine breathing in energy.
Have a great week.


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