Meditation Practices
Meditation Practices is a structured lifestyle dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Practice, Tradition, Origin Year. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Practice, Tradition, Origin Year, Duration (min), Focus Object, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Origin Year span
- 1000 to 2000
- Across 9 preview rows
- Duration (min) range
- 20 to 90
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Practice, Tradition, and Origin Year across lifestyle entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Practice↕ | Tradition↕ | Origin Year↕ | Duration (min)↕ | Focus Object↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vipassana | Theravada Buddhism | -500 | 60 | Body sensations and breath | Insight meditation, S.N. Goenka's 10-day silent retreats, body scan origin |
Transcendental Meditation | Hindu | 1958 | 20 | Personal mantra | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Beatles, David Lynch foundation, $1000 course |
Zen Zazen | Mahayana Buddhism | 500 | 40 | Just sitting, breath count | Japanese temples, Dogen, shikantaza, kinhin walking meditation |
Metta Loving Kindness | Buddhism | -500 | 20 | Compassion phrases | May you be happy may you be well, self then others, Sharon Salzberg |
Body Scan | Secular MBSR | 1979 | 45 | Part-by-part body awareness | Jon Kabat-Zinn MBSR, stress reduction clinic, pain management research |
Mindfulness of Breath | Buddhism | -500 | 20 | Breath at nostrils | Anapanasati, classic beginner practice, Headspace and Calm apps |
Yoga Nidra | Hindu | 1976 | 30 | Guided body rotation of awareness | Yogic sleep, 30 min equals 3 hours sleep claim, Huberman favorite |
Chakra Meditation | Hindu Tantra | -200 | 30 | Seven energy centers | Colored light visualization, yoga studio staple, New Age revival |
Tonglen | Tibetan Buddhism | 1000 | 20 | Breathing in suffering, out compassion | Pema Chodron, advanced compassion practice, counterintuitive |
Kundalini Meditation | Sikh Yoga | 1969 | 60 | Mantra, breath, kriyas | Yogi Bhajan, Sat Nam mantra, intense breath of fire |
Walking Meditation | Zen and Theravada | 200 | 30 | Each step and breath | Thich Nhat Hanh, kinhin, slow step by step, between sits |
Open Monitoring | Secular | 2000 | 20 | Whatever arises | Choiceless awareness, Krishnamurti influence, meta-awareness research |
Centering Prayer | Christian | 1975 | 20 | Sacred word | Father Thomas Keating, Christian contemplative revival, apophatic |
Jhana Practice | Theravada Buddhism | -500 | 90 | Absorption states | Eight progressive jhanas, bliss-filled concentration, Leigh Brasington |
Visualization | Tibetan Vajrayana | 700 | 45 | Deity imagery | Sadhana practice, complex visualizations, Dalai Lama tradition |
Sound Bath | Modern New Age | 1980 | 60 | Crystal and Tibetan bowls | LA yoga studios, gong baths, sound healing wellness trend |
Wim Hof Method | Modern | 2000 | 20 | Breathing cycles and cold | Iceman, breath holds, ice baths, DIY biohacking gateway |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Meditation Practices organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
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