Which of the Meditation Types is Best for You?

When you are feeling very stressed out and just want to get rid of all the things that are bothering you, you may want to consider trying Meditation.

Meditation is a practice where you concentrate on one thing or maintain your focus on just a single thought to clear your mind, making you more relaxed. It has been proven to help lessen your problems because it gives your mind time to rest even for just a while.

There are many Meditation types that you may consider starting with. Most of them are practiced by religious groups such as Buddhist, Christians, Muslims, etc. If you do not know which of these types you would like to try, here’s a quick idea of some of the more popular meditation types.

• Buddhist meditation – This is one of the oldest forms of meditation which aims to separate the mind from the physical body, thus taking the mind to a greater level of consciousness and bringing about enlightenment. The techniques commonly implemented here are awareness of breathing, reflection on the non-permanence or mysteries of life and visualizing an object in your mind which you focus on.

• Christian meditation – Prayer is the most common form of Christian meditation. In the Catholic religion, it is done regularly when praying with the rosary or in prayers that focus in the Eucharist or adoration.

• Jewish meditation – This often get confused with the Buddhist Meditation, however they are actually different. It focuses on the core emptiness where everything found around us is formed. It believes that we receive based on the Torah’s words, deeds and intentions and not just from any one thing. The main focus is the Torah and not some visualized object.

• Hatha Yoga – Breathing is the main focus of Yoga. Breathing gives us strength and helps revitalize us. This is what makes Yoga effective and provide us with a lot of benefits. It’s actually easy since breathing is an involuntary activity for us, however, the challenge is to eliminate hindrances like bad habits and attitudes and tension in us, which restrains proper breathing.


• Taoist Meditation – This aims to calm not just the mind but also the body. It focuses on stillness and emptiness. It states that you struggle against your mind when you start meditation due to your ego fighting against the forces of higher spiritual awareness. Once you’ve overcome that with the use of the energies of your emotions, mind and body, you’ll relax and clear your spirit.

Once you have chosen the meditation types that you want to try, find a more detailed explanation of the techniques so that you can implement them. I suggest that you try Guided Meditation first, one where a voice guides you along the way as you try to learn the basics so that eventually, you can do it on your own.