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Yeah, I've tried meditating in a half-lotus position, trying to work up to being able to sit full lotus sometime in the future. I wasn't able to sit like that for very long and my knees hurt from doing it, so I didn't keep that up.

I have just recently started the 90-day program (I'm on day three hehehe). I did my relaxation, breath-awareness, and simple energy work sitting up, and I went into a good light trance. It felt as if my whole upper body became longer and stretched out. It happened after I had let my head drop (I would have fallen asleep if I was lying down) but the head dropping kept waking me up just enough. So I'm going to try this for a while. I will have to work at setting up a more strict time to do it, because right now I just do it whenever I feel like it.

On the point of being careful of mixing relaxation and meditation I understand your concern. But I think obe practice is simply a different kind of meditation. Especially if you are practicing trance, I consider that a form of meditation on its own. Breath awareness as well. Perhaps shinobi and yoda, you may be more experienced mediatators and know different techniques. Meditation for me is basically just following your breathing, trying to quiet the mind. If you have any interesting meditation suggestions as far as what the mind is doing I would love to hear them. Also, I am not familiar with the 7 Point Posture of Vairochana, seiza, and other postures with special names. If you could clarify this for me that would be great. Maybe theres a site on the internet with images of the postures?