Meditation
Meditation techniques from Vedic, Buddhist, and contemplative traditions.
Meditation is the practice of training attention — found in every contemplative tradition from Vedic dhyana to Zen zazen to Christian contemplative prayer. These techniques range from breath-focused calming practices to advanced methods that fundamentally reshape how the mind relates to experience.
Breath-based
Mindfulness
Contemplative
Concentration
Non-Dual Awareness
Visualization
General Practice
Mantra
Heart Practices
Clinical Mindfulness
Movement
Awareness
Relaxation
Devotional
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to specific meditation practices.
How to Build a Daily Meditation Habit
A behavior-change guide to making meditation stick — how to start stupidly small, anchor it to an existing habit, and never miss twice in a row.
How to Cast Runes
A beginner's step-by-step guide to casting Elder Futhark runes — how to form a question, draw the runes, and read what they show you.
How to Cast the I-Ching with Coins
A 15-minute step-by-step guide to consulting the I-Ching using the three-coin method — the most accessible way to work with the ancient Chinese Book of Changes.
How to Chant Om (Aum)
A beginner's step-by-step guide to chanting Om — the primordial sound of the universe — using the three syllables A-U-M plus the silence that follows.
How to Chant the Gayatri Mantra
A 10-15 minute step-by-step guide to chanting the Gayatri Mantra — the most sacred Vedic mantra, an invocation of the radiant inner sun.
How to Do a Full Moon Ritual
A step-by-step guide to a full moon ritual — release what no longer serves you, give thanks for what came to fruition, and charge crystals and water under the peak lunar light.
How to Do a New Moon Ritual
A step-by-step guide to the new moon ritual — the lunar practice of clearing space, setting intentions, and planting seeds for the coming cycle.
How to Do So Hum Meditation
A step-by-step guide to So Hum meditation — the natural breath mantra that translates as 'I am that.' Practice 10-20 minutes daily, no counting and no props required.
How to Do Trataka (Candle Gazing Meditation)
A step-by-step guide to trataka, the yogic candle-gazing practice that sharpens concentration and awakens the third-eye center. Learn how to set up the flame, hold the gaze, and work with the inner afterimage.
How to Do Walking Meditation
A step-by-step guide to walking meditation — the slow, deliberate practice that turns each footstep into an anchor for awareness.
How to Do Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep)
A step-by-step guide to Yoga Nidra — the guided lying-down practice that walks you through stages of relaxation into the hypnagogic state between waking and sleeping.
How to Ground Yourself
A 5-10 minute step-by-step guide to grounding — bringing your awareness back into the body and into present-moment physical reality when you feel anxious, dissociated, or buzzing after intense practice.
11 more how-to guides in this section.