The best technique is the one that feels like home. Meditation is one of those practices that sounds simple, and in many ways, it is. At its heart, meditation is simply giving yourself permission to pause. It’s the moment you put down the endless stream of thoughts, to-do lists, and worries, and choose instead to rest inside your own body for a little while. In our world of constant motion, this pause can feel uncomfortable at first. We’re so used to doing that simply being c