Communion meditation is found in many churches and Buddhist meditation is found in monasteries. The use of a meditation tape or different meditation tapes has proven very effective. Vipassana meditation is related to transcendental meditation but very dissimilar to Taoist walking meditation and Sufi meditation. Descartes meditation is not what you think it is. During world peace meditation day many different types are used even those specific to a certain meditation center.
Mantra meditation is very similar to the American Indian dance meditation.
Learning meditation is often good for mental health. Quite often a meditation cushion can be used to help prevent discomfort when starting. Guided meditation mindfulness meditation are two type helped by meditation tools. Meditation for the beginner is usually begins with chakra meditation and still point meditation. Not all meditation is a spiritual meditation or scriptural Christian meditation.