Your Health In Mind with Michael Storm and Dr. Dean Lloyd, July 15, 2026 Hour 1
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Meditation for recovery from injury
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Meditation varies from deep concentration to relaxed awareness. To find your fit, explore foundational practices like Mindfulness, focusing on breath; Transcendental Meditation, repeating a mantra; or Loving-Kindness, cultivating compassion.
Depending on your goals and attention style, meditation generally falls into these main categories:Focused Attention: Involves zeroing in on a single anchor-like a sound, breath, or candle flame. It trains the mind to catch when it wanders and gently return.
Techniques: Focused Meditation, Mantra Meditation, and Zen (Zazen).Open Monitoring: Cultivates a relaxed awareness of the present moment. You learn to observe your thoughts and emotions without judging or reacting to them.Techniques: Mindfulness Meditation and Vipassana (Insight) Meditation.Movement-Based: Uses physical action as a vessel for mindfulness, blending bodily awareness with meditation.
Techniques: Yoga, Tai Chi, and walking meditation. Loving-Kindness (Metta): Focuses on cultivating positive emotions and compassion by directing well-wishes toward yourself, loved ones, and eventually, all beings.
Body/Scan Relaxation: Systematically brings awareness to different parts of your body to release physical tension and promote deep relaxation.If you are just getting started, trying a guided audio or video session on apps like Headspace, Calm, or The Mindfulness App can help you learn the pacing of these different styles.10 sites16 Types of Meditation Techniques and PracticesHere are some types of meditation:
* **Calming meditation**
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