[Help] Meditation Techniques: Good positions to keep spine straight for beginners?

[AlfrunGrima]

What people never mention is meditation in a rocking chair, if you find a good constant rhythm you can go from being 'empty state' to full trance and everything in between.

Gives you the chance to master states on the edge of sleep.

Yes, agree to that. Those states are worth to master and invest in. (It is in the end all about states and flow and not about technique)

 

[Morell]

What people never mention is meditation in a rocking chair, if you find a good constant rhythm you can go from being 'empty state' to full trance and everything in between.


Yes, agree to that. Those states are worth to master and invest in. (It is in the end all about states and flow and not about technique)

Haven's seen one in a while. If I had place I would definitely have one, cool for relaxing.

 

[unlight]

From personal experience, at a certain stage of meditation, your back will naturally straighten. It's best not to force it. Gradually increase the duration over time, and avoid pushing yourself to the point of discomfort.

 

[Ironfist]

appreciate this

 

[Amadeus]

rocking chair,

https://imgur.com/g4AVpWt

Or try moving back and forth, no chair needed, just some inner madness required

I have tried different techniques. My favorite method is sitting on a coach or bed with a pile of pillows behind. In a comfortable relaxed position. Depending on the angle you can get a very straight up position.
The question is which meditation. If I'm doing my favorite mantra based ones, then this is perfect. I might even add some low volume nature documentary, almost no sounds. It does not really steal focus.

 

[GreyBird]

Thanks for the info.

 

[DoctorBij]

These are really good to know, will start practicing tomorrow and try to see if there are any differences

 

[EleasarSila]

I started meditation, and the position I take is usualy just sitting in a little piano bench, but as time pass, I feel uncomfort and back pains.
What are some good positions you guys use for rituals?

Normally I use a Japanese wooden meditation stool, sitting in the seiza (kneeling) position. I can sit comfortably for an hour without any problems, and I can highly recommend it.


Recently, I tried a completely new posture: the reclining meditation position from Theravada tradition. It’s also called the lion’s posture—you lie on your right side, supporting your head with a flat pillow and the palm of your hand. In my opinion, the knees can also be drawn up if keeping the legs fully extended puts too much pressure on the bones.


It’s very comfortable, but not so much that you fall asleep.

May you be happy and free from suffering.

 

[SUNDANCE]

I started meditation, and the position I take is usualy just sitting in a little piano bench, but as time pass, I feel uncomfort and back pains.
What are some good positions you guys use for rituals?

Training yourself to sit up straight can be a difficult process if you are not used to engaging the core and back muscles. fixing your posture is not something you can achieve overnight, and it's important to be kind to yourself and view this as another way towards self-improvement. Something that helped me was sitting in a fairly straight-backed chair with a tennis ball between my back and the chair. the exact position will depend on where you're trying to build that muscle and posture, but trying to sit with your back in the right position so that the tennis ball doesn't move did wonders for my posture, until eventually I didn't have to consciously "fix" it every time anymore.

Someone also mentioned making sure that you are relaxing your muscles rather than tensing them, which I think is crucial: meditation should be in a form where tension is released from the body, not gathered. I would experiment with different positions—on a cushion, against a wall, in a chair, lotus/half-lotus/etc.—until you find one that feels natural to your body.

And then, obviously, it helps to drink water and stretch first! keeping your body still in one position for an extended period of time is still something you can prep for.

 

[borbponderer]

Unless you are working on yoga type stuff position shouldn't really matter as long as you are comfortable enough to be able to forget about your body.
My body is pretty much conditioned to living and sleeping on the floor so I tend to meditate in whatever position is most comfortable at the time, usually on my back or side.