meditation

why do a meditation

• relaxation, stress reduction
• build attention (focus) and awareness
• become enlightened

types of meditation

• insight. vipassana.
• zazen. sitting.
• metta. loving kindness

things to focus on

• counting breath
• a candle flame
• breath filling you up and emptying you out
• the sound of tinnitus
• noises outside
• fingering the beads of a mala or rosary
• mantra or koan