The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
"I am the woman who was standing here  ... praying to the Lord." The O.T. reveals no fixed position as a requirement for prayer.  Prostration before the Lord, kneeling, lifting up hands or eyes or both toward heaven, and standing are all mentioned.  Jonah's position in the belly of the sea-monster was not likely to have been any of these.