You hear about meditation a lot, but in truth, it might be hard to know how to start, and what to do in that time of silence when others seem to look so zen and peaceful. Or it might be hard to find yoga classes that even offer meditation at the end. I simply think meditation is a way to quieten our busy mind and settle it into our body. It often has a spiritual focus, but it could simply be that: quietening and settling. For English readers, I’m going to recommend checking out all the resources that Plum Village provides, a community started by the Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, who teaches the mindfulness tradition I’ve been greatly influenced by.