Meditation / Legends Meditation was a mental technique practiced by Force - sensitives and non - Force - sensitives alike , by which one attempted to get beyond the reflexive , " thinking " mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness . Many Force - based organizations , such as the Jedi Order and the Order of the Sith Lords , used meditation for enhancing emotional control over self and for better connection to the Force . Members of these and other groups often built meditation chambers in which outside disturbances could be muted and shut out to provide a more conducive atmosphere for deep meditation . While meditation could be attained without any outside means , some individuals chose to meditate with the assistance of a rare , naturally occurring meditation crystal . History . Jedi Order . Meditation within the Jedi Order was considered paramount to mastering oneself and the Third Pillar of the Jedi Path : Self - Discipline . Without self - mastery , Jedi scholars would argue that achieving mastery over the Force would be impossible . To the Jedi , meditation allows a practitioner to achieve inner peace , harmony , and serenity ; three of the core principles of the Jedi Code . Due to the importance on meditation , the Council of First Knowledge created a five sessions - a - day meditation regimen for Initiates within the academies of the Order to ensure that the necessity was driven home . Initiates and Padawans were then encouraged by their instructors to meditate whenever they had a spare moment , seeking deeper meditation during private time . Sith Order . Similar to the Jedi Order , the members of the Sith Order as it existed across the millennium employed meditation to focus and sharpen their mind , regain their strength , and heal their wounds . Forsaking all attempts to eliminate passions and gain serenity , Sith often times used their dark and raw emotions to reinvigorate themselves and stoke the flames of passion which burned within their souls . Over their history , many notable Dark Lords of the Sith have meditated privately within a specially - made meditation chamber within their palaces or aboard their starships . Most notably , the ancient Sith Lords of Korriban had learned to create meditation sphere ; mobile war craft used by Sith employing the complicated art of battle meditation . Gand Findsmen . An organization of Gand operating on their homeworld , the Findsmen worshiped the mists of their home , attributing the mysteries of the Force to this shroud of fog . Among the Findsmen individual meditations were kept private and secret , with rituals lasting for an uninterrupted three hours . Through such rituals the Gand opened themselves up to the Force , drawing on energies which could be focused into other abilities , such as battlemind or farsight . Knowledge gained through Findsmen meditations was said to have a statistically high accuracy rate ; the notorious Findsmen Zuckuss was calculated to have a high accuracy rate of 91 . 33725 . A Findsman ' s meditation session typically began with the regulation of the respiration rate , allowing the practitioner to slowly enter a calm state where the mists of Gand could easily swirl about their mind . As the vision presented itself , the mists would recede and information could be read . A unique quality of the Findsmen meditations was dependent on where the ritual took place . Those who meditated within a crowded city were said to become mindful of the actions of those around them . In contrast , meditation in planetary orbit granted the practitioner the ability to have foreknowledge of planetary cultures and customs . Some rituals took place during trips through hyperspace ; Findsmen claimed that these rituals allowed them to sense the underlying feelings motivating the galaxy ' s countless sentients . Nightsisters . The Nightsisters of Dathomir , a secluded group of Force witches focused their studies on the Force through their meditations on the green spirits . This thin veil of green mist which permeated Nightsister temples and convents aided them when preforming such feats as the surge of the brier . Variants . Meditation of Emptiness . A technique employed by the Jedi Order , Empty Meditation was recommended to students as a means to center oneself and find deep inner peace and purge negative emotions . Establishing an emotional anchor , Jedi used the technique for centuries despite purges and war . The famed Jedi Master Obi - Wan Kenobi highly recommended the technique , while members of the Order continued the practice well past the Yuuzhan Vong War . A similar technique developed by Grand Master Luke Skywalker after the reformation of the Order was called heji tal . Drawing on all three fundamental skills of the Jedi teachings : control , sense , and alter , heji tal saw these skills focused upon in ever - changing patterns . Like Empty Meditation , heji tal brought inner peace , knowledge , and serenity . Moving Meditation . The art of Moving Meditation was a technique practiced in a state of wakefulness at which time a practitioner quieted all external distractions consciously by performing an activity involving movement coupled with concentration . Moving Meditation could manifest itself in many different ways , awakening a feeling in the user that they could complete any task they were faced with . Moving Meditation practices ranged from repairing starfighters or droids , such as Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Meetra Surik were fond of doing . Surik , a Jedi during the Jedi Civil War , would often enter into the trance while tinkering with her personal utility droid T3 - M4 , while her companion Bao - Dur could only find a serene calm while working on machinery . A more refined and personal form of Moving Meditation originated at Stav Kesh on Tython during the time before the founding of the Galactic Republic or the Jedi Order . Known as Alchaka , this deeply complex exercise involved seemingly endless repetitions of intense stances which left the practitioner exhausted . Used by non - Jedi groups , a similar form of Moving Meditation was developed by the Matukai . A type of meditative martial arts , this technique was often employed while wearing a meditation band around the head . Floating Meditation . The art of floating or rising meditation was a rare technique for students of the Force to achieve . Attainable only once deeply submerged in the Force , this form of meditation allowed practitioners to rise several meters off the ground . also known as " Rising Meditation " - a technique where Jedi meditated while using the Force to float several inches off the ground . While teaching her young Padawan Barriss Offee , Jedi Master Luminara Unduli instructed her apprentice to meditate behind a low wall until she could see the shop on the other side . Stuggling for hours to achieve Rising meditation , Offee was shocked to discover her master ' s task was far simpler . Unduli explained that it is unnecessary to float over the low wall to see the shop when she could simply stand . Healing meditation . Healing meditation or a healing trance was a method of healing ones injuries with the Force . Some species , such as Whiphids , had a natural affinity for healing themselves through trances , while other organizations taught the skill to their acolytes . Arch Pose . The Arch Pose was another mediative stretching exercise practiced by the Jedi Knights . With the hands and feet placed firmly on the ground , a Jedi then arched their body into a rounded shape , with the buttocks as high as they could go .