Meditation Methods

Different methods of meditation often use the same techniques; this can make it difficult to figure out where or how to differentiate between one style and another. Most often it’s the ‘ancestry’ of the method that makes one different from another; one might originate in China and the other in India and yet another from modern research.  

Very broadly speaking, meditation can be divided into styles based on ‘ancient’ knowledge and styles that use modern thinking or ‘technology’.  

There are many different styles of ‘ancient’ meditation. They may have different methods but their aim is the same: to train our hectic minds to be quieter, to encourage quiet contemplation and reflection…freeing us of stress and worry. 

The most well known forms of meditation based on ‘ancient’ knowledge are: 

Transcendental meditation (TM) 

Vipassana meditation 

Zen meditation 

Taoist meditation 

Mindfulness meditation  

Primordial Sound meditation 

Yoga meditation techniques 

Kirtan Kriya

The most well known forms of ‘modern’ meditation are: 

Brain Wave Therapy 

Meditation Machines 

Audio Guided Meditation

Are the ‘new’ styles of meditation really meditation or are they simply techniques for reducing stress? Do they awaken our awareness and consciousness? That’s for you to discover and decide! 

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