- a way of tuning of the body and the mind to the frequencies of the heart One can find many definitions of meditation. My favourite is that meditation is a type of mind-body complementary medicine. Why? Because it can have the effect of calming down the stream of thoughts (samatha meditation), it can dismantle the structures of the ego (vipassana meditation) and it can bring a positive charge to the mind (metta meditation). There are many types of meditation techniques out there, with differ...