It may be because of my scoliosis.I meditate better when my back is flat in bed than when I sit according to the traditional meditation posture. I don’t have to waste time dealing with aches and other distracting stimuli that call attention to body care.

Many meditation teachers will not approve of my chosen posture for meditation but it has worked for me. My mind is disciplined enough not to fall asleep. Rather late but thank god for the realization that:
“We are taught by unspoken rules that govern our society that the way to acceptance is to blend with others, to fit in, to mold ourselves to the pattern of normality.”

“This is necessary to establish stability in a group.”

Now that I have formally retired from the academe I know :”It is hard emotional work to be ourselves when we need to defy conventional rules to be who we honestly are.” This is from “The Artist’s Way”

My meditation scheme works for me because of what I have learned from the “Urban Shaman” that : “Inspiration and solutions to problems that may be unrelated to what you have are focusing on often break through. This is also principally an effect of relaxation plus previous intent or desire.”