Coaching practices for Lying Down Meditation Tips

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• A few minutes into sitting and I’m fogged-over and heavy, my head nodding, fighting to stay awake
• I force myself into the "proper" upright meditation posture and twenty minutes in I’m just aware of my aching back and stiff legs
• The second I lie down and close my eyes to do this I’m fighting sleep
• Sitting still to meditate just lets my mind spin, but I also can’t do anything jarring
• I lie down tired but my mind keeps spinning and my body stays switched-on, so I just stare at the ceiling

Practices that may help

1. Working with sloth-and-torpor (thina-middha)
   Dullness and sleepiness in meditation require energising antidotes, not more settling.
   The Five Hindrances: Diagnosing and Working with Meditation Obstacles
2. Use a comfortable, sustainable position
   Sit or recline in a posture you can hold without strain, so physical effort does not keep arousal up.
   The Relaxation Response, Made Practical
3. Working with drowsiness — staying present while lying down
   Use specific techniques to maintain alertness during the body scan without fighting sleepiness.
   Body Scan Meditation, Made Practical
4. Standing meditation (Zhan Zhuang)
   Stand still in a low posture for 5–20 minutes to build postural endurance and parasympathetic tone simultaneously.
   Qigong: Evidence-Based Mind-Body Practice
5. Box breathing as a sleep-onset tool
   Use the equal-cadence pattern in bed to lower arousal and shorten the time to sleep.
   Box Breathing, Made Practical
6. Guided body scan into deep rest
   Follow attention slowly through the body to drop into a relaxed, conscious state.
   Yoga Nidra & NSDR for Recovery
7. Settle the body with slow breath and stillness
   Pair physical stillness with a slow, extended exhale to deepen the rest.
   Yoga Nidra & NSDR for Recovery
8. Zazen posture and breath
   Establish a stable, upright seated posture and let the breath settle as the ground of practice.
   Zen Practice (Zazen and Beyond)
9. Grounding in posture: zazen as the foundation
   Let the body be upright, stable, and settled before everything else.
   Shikantaza: Just Sitting
10. Savasana and the relaxation response
    Lying completely still at the end of a yoga practice triggers the relaxation response — the physiological counterpart to the stress response.
    Yoga for Stress: What the Research Shows

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