There are many
good teachers, some attached to a tradition, some not.
Some tell you how to do it online. Here are a few, in no special
order:
Vipassana
A Buddhist tradition of simply watching the breathing
www.vipassana.com
Dhiravamsa
A Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition, who has taught
in America and Europe and now teaches in Spain
www.dhiravamsa.com
Transcendental Meditation
Hindu method, using a mantra, made popular by the Maharishi
and well organised in the West
www.tm-meditation.co.uk
Theravada
Buddhist tradition which has reached the West through many
channels and often combined with western self-help practices.
www.accesstoinsight.org
www.forestsangha.org
Relaxation
A pre-requisite of any spiritual practice, which can lead
into meditation. Letting go of tensions in the body can
be learned systematically.
www.relax7.com
Sufi
Islam for mystics. Sufi’s knew the technique of watching
every breath. They came to meditation through love, poetry,
dance.
www.goldensufi.org
Undenominational
You don’t need an organised religion to teach you
meditation. There is no need to believe anything or commit
to any group.
www.secretstomeditation.com
www.schoolofmeditation.org
Jewish
Mystic branch of Judaism
www.jewishhealing.com
Zen
Japanese form of Buddhism, teaching Zazen, much practised
in the West and taught in prisons.
www.zenspace.org
Christian
Meditation has been discovered and rediscovered by Greek
Orthodox and Quaker, Roman Catholic and Russian Christianity
www.wccm.org
John Main
www.contemplativeoutreach.org
www.friendsinchrist.net
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