as in contemplation
long or deep thinking about spiritual matters
the busy executive devotes an hour a day to quiet meditation
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Clear out your heart chakra with some deep meditation, focusing on ways to elevate your impulses.
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Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Inspired by Pauline Oliveros' sonic meditations, Khorramdel–Rosas developed a deep-listening practice leading her to create intuitive, closed-eye drawings, transcending analytical thought and channeling inner energy, according to her website.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Transcendental meditation: Silently repeat a phrase or mantra to quiet the mind.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Every album she’s done has its own shape and feel — from her prodigious 2018 breakthrough, Clean, to her 2020 meditation on broken nostalgia, Color Theory, to 2022’s darker, more noisily cathartic Sometimes, Forever.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
Inspired by Pauline Oliveros' sonic meditations, Khorramdel–Rosas developed a deep-listening practice leading her to create intuitive, closed-eye drawings, transcending analytical thought and channeling inner energy, according to her website.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Transcendental meditation: Silently repeat a phrase or mantra to quiet the mind.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Every album she’s done has its own shape and feel — from her prodigious 2018 breakthrough, Clean, to her 2020 meditation on broken nostalgia, Color Theory, to 2022’s darker, more noisily cathartic Sometimes, Forever.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Meditation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meditation. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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