Category: Types of Meditation

What Does It Mean to Have Visions During Meditation?

By Mindworks Team

Some people report having visions during meditation. Having a “vision” is defined as experiencing something out of the ordinary that...

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Lovingkindness in Meditation

By Noah Levine

Meditation changes our relationship to pain What is lovingkindness meditation?  While there are many different types of meditation, there are...

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What is guided meditation?

By Mindworks Team

In guided meditation, our practice is shaped by another person’s voice. Because the mind has a tendency to wander where...

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How to Meditate: Tibetan Buddhism

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

As Buddhist meditation and philosophy spread throughout the East many hundreds of years ago, they acquired the flavors of the...

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What is compassion meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

All forms of meditation center on presence and focusing. When we practice compassion meditation, our focus is well-being: the well-being...

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What Is Swimming Meditation?

By Mindworks Team

Doctors recommend swimming as one of the best exercises around, and for good reason. When we swim, the main muscle...

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What is Meditation Used For?

By Mindworks Team

(Drum roll…) Meditation is everywhere: schools, community centers, medical centers, in the military, in churches, temples, and ashrams, and the...

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Anger Management and Meditation

By Stephen Dansiger

Mindfulness can teach us that anger doesn’t have to be a problem. Anger’s not the problem, greed is not the...

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Meditation for Seniors

By Mindworks Team

We all dream of aging like good wine, getting better and better as the years progress. And we all know...

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What is Self Reflection Meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” These pithy words were spoken...

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What Is Channeling Meditation?

By Mindworks Team

Meditation means different things to different people. The most mainstream form of meditation nowadays is mindfulness, but there are plenty...

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The Challenges of Silent Meditation

By Mindworks Team

For centuries, silent meditation was reserved for the privileged few who had renounced the world and sought communion – with...

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What is Gong Meditation and How Is It Practiced?

By Mindworks Team

Gong meditation is a unique type of sound practice that involves using therapeutic gong sounds and vibrations to bring about...

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History, Benefits and Uses of Meditation Balls

By Mindworks Team

Meditation balls - also known as “Chinese medicine balls,” “Baoding balls,” “relaxation balls” and “Zen meditation balls” - are two...

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The Meaning and Function of the Meditation Bell

By Mindworks Team

Since ancient times, Buddhist monks and nuns have used bells as part of their daily meditation practices. Among other things,...

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