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If you’d like to explore a few different forms of meditation, enjoy Cynthia Liu’s short and easy guide: A Meditation Tasting: 12 Easy Practices from Fun to Formal. Cynthia weaves together twenty years of experience in different disciplines to be an alchemist for positive transformation. She is currently a health educator for lifestyle medicine and healthy eating. She’s also an ESL trainer, communication coach, and freelance writer. Visit her at Alchemicita.com.

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What You Need to Know Before You Start or Quit Meditating

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“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.” ~Ikkyu

I was the kid who didn’t like to sleep. In nursery school, I would pretend to be asleep at nap time, while the other kids were sleeping. I’ve always thought life was full of exciting things to explore and learn, and I didn’t want to sleep through it.

So, it shouldn’t surprise you that traditional meditation didn’t sit well with me (pun intended). I remember my Buddhist grandmother chanting and meditating twice a day. Yet I never had …