meditates
Practices mental stillness
Meditates is the third-person singular of meditate.
To meditate is to engage in focused contemplation, often as a spiritual or relaxation practice involving controlled breathing and mental stillness: She meditates for twenty minutes each morning.
More broadly, to meditate on something is to think deeply about it: He meditated on the consequences of his decision.
To meditate revenge or some other action is to plan it deliberately.
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- quietudeState of calm stillness
relaxation · restfulness · repose · equanimity · composure · centeredness · groundedness · harmony
Zen seated meditation
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
lotus · enlightenment · nirvana · satori · koan · bodhisattva · vipassana · samadhi
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
deliberate · consider · think · dwell · brood · speculate · philosophize · reason
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
self-discovery · self-inquiry · self-observation · self-questioning · self-analysis · musing · self-scrutiny · journaling
Sustained single-minded attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- absorptionProcess of taking in
centering · presence · fixation · intentness · immersion · engagement · observation · vigilance
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
quietude · relaxation · restfulness · repose · equanimity · composure · centeredness · groundedness · harmony · placidity
zazen
Zen seated meditation
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
mantra · lotus · enlightenment · nirvana · satori · koan · bodhisattva · vipassana · samadhi · monastery
ponder
Think deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
cogitate · deliberate · consider · think · dwell · brood · speculate · philosophize · reason · reflect
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
self-examination · self-discovery · self-inquiry · self-observation · self-questioning · self-analysis · musing · self-scrutiny · journaling
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- attentionFocused mental awareness
absorption · centering · presence · fixation · intentness · immersion · engagement · observation · vigilance · clarity
breathwork
Therapeutic breathing exercises
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- guidedLed with assistance
- silentProducing no sound
walking · seated · chanting · prayer · retreat · cushion · timer · daily · morning · routine
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
meditatesbustles
Padded skirt extenders
scrambles · hustles · runs around · dashes · races
meditatesreacts
Answers to stimulus
rushes · jumps to conclusions · shoots from the hip · ignores · disregards
- guided meditationNarrated mental relaxation exercise
- deep meditation
- meditation classesTaught sessions for mental stillness
- meditation practiceRoutine cultivation of awareness
- meditation centerFacility for mindfulness practice
- meditation retreatOrganized withdrawal for mindfulness
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