Relaxation

Collecting Art, take a look With such a wide range of practices available to new and seasoned meditators, meditation teacher Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely explores two of the most common techniques—mindfulness and Transcendental Meditation—and breaks down how they are practiced, how they differ, and how to know which is the best fit for you. Meditation is everywhere these days. Guided meditations or visualizations, mindfulness, walking meditations, body scans, and even mantra meditation are taught in classrooms and workplaces as well as being featured on popular meditation apps. Some people swear by their specific type, others dabble in different ones, and many are simply curious to try but have not yet. For me, mantra meditation—more specifically Transcendental Meditation TM—has been life-changing. In this piece, I explain what TM is, explore its benefits, and discuss differences between TM and mindfulness meditation. Fifteen years ago, in 2009, I began meditating. At the time, my lif...

Collecting Art, take a look With such a wide range of practices available to new and seasoned meditators, meditation teacher Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely explores two of the most common techniques—mindfulness and Transcendental Meditation—and breaks down how they are practiced, how they differ, and how to know which is the best fit for you. Meditation is everywhere these days. Guided meditations or visualizations, mindfulness, walking meditations, body scans, and even mantra meditation are taught in classrooms and workplaces as well as being featured on popular meditation apps. Some people swear by their specific type, others dabble in different ones, and many are simply curious to try but have not yet. For me, mantra meditation—more specifically Transcendental Meditation TM—has been life-changing. In this piece, I explain what TM is, explore its benefits, and discuss differences between TM and mindfulness meditation. Fifteen years ago, in 2009, I began meditating. At the time, my lif...