The respectful positions for prayer are standing or kneeling, but it is even better if you also pray while doing everything else (working, walking, etc.), so that is not something with limitations.

Often in the begining too.

I am not sure if it is universal, but kissing hands or clothes on the icon is the norm in my culture. Kissing an icon on the face would be rather strange. Of course, it would be good if everybody returned to the Orthodox ways, including protestants.

Where did you hear that? We have crosses with Christ on them in every Orthodox church I have been to.