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Disclaimer:There are many different types of meditation associated with separate lineages that have distinct aims. I have mainly been trained in, practice, and teach meditation in the Theravada tradition. In Pali, the language of Theravada texts, the two main types of meditation are called Vipassana (insight, clear seeing) and Samatha (concentration). These practices are most often presented as “mindfulness practice”

Wait, did I actually remember to turn the stove off?What should I make for dinner tonight? How is everyone else doing this with their bodies? Will I ever get there? Oh thank goddess, finally savasana! Sound at all familiar? At times the constant inner dialogue that underlies our lives can check us out of the embodied experience of yoga practice. Mindful movement invites us to literally slow down, become more aware, a