Are there any other positions (not sitting) one can try while meditating? It is hard for me to sit straight for too long due to my sciatica.

For some meditations I sit but for most I lay flat. I use a small bean pillow to support my neck but my head is in line with the surface I am laying on. I do this straight flat position so I don’t fall asleep. When I am tired I lay on my side and listen to a meditation until I peacefully fall asleep.... Go Well

you can try a slow walking meditation if you want to do something dynamic. or you can lie down and put your hands either by your sides or on your heart. I use this lying position when I’m trying to feel into my deepest vulnerabilities.

I very often float in warm water in my bath - lights off The weight dynamics change in water and muscle relax in warm (salted even!) water And I can let go entirely - including my neck area muscles tensions

I mean surely any position you want. Prioritise your back and being comfortable over the "right" way to sit. So, however you’re most comfortable I guess - lying, sitting back with a back support, standing on one leg (??). The important bit is the mental exercises, not the posture.

I use a meditation bench (https://www.meditationbench.com) instead of a cushion to help with back pain. It’s been a game changer for me. I’d also recommend walking meditation and some yoga that’s more meditative.

Either lying down flat or you could try walking or movement meditation some even do standing meditation or in asana positions of yoga.

A zen Buddhist once said, there are 4 positions to meditate in 1 is sitting. 2 is standing. 3 is laying down and 4 is walking.

Pain is, by far, the worst deterrent in any activity. It is therefore essential that either 1) you can ‘ignore’ or ‘overcome’ your pain and continue; or 2) you find a way to minimise your pain. But to answer this question directly, I would say without hesitation of a doubt you can meditate in any position you want. For me, meditation doesn’t always need to take 10 or more minutes each and every time. So, during my ‘short meditation’ moments, I actually do it while walking, standing in line at a grocery store - at any moment in time where I feel that I can just focus on one thing: the sensation of feeling air enter into my body (I feel it best in my nostrils) and then as the air leaves (again, nostrils). I think to my self two words: on my in breath, I think ‘One’ and on the out breath I think ‘Thing’; therefore effectively thinking ‘One Thing’. Because of these 2 words plus the focusing on the sensation of inhaling and exhaling, I can do shorter, more focused breathing at any time of the day, for any period of time and in any position. I’ve even practised this in the middle of a tennis match when I needed to calm down and really focus. So, yes... you can choose your own position so long as you can focus on your breathing.

There are some variations which you can lay down straight with a cushion against you hear. They are usually for 15 minutes or longer meditations

I do my morning meditation in bed, but be careful that you don’t fall asleep haha! I guess a slouch works best for me, though I don’t think that’s how you’re supposed to do it .