Meditation is a health and wellness tradition with longevity and an impressive track record. For starters, it's free, and it's something you can do anytime, anywhere (even in traffic, even in a big meeting, even in an argument). It helps reduce stress, increase lung capacity, promote better sleep, boost memory, build immunity, promote detachment, calm, joy and compassion. It mighth even make you smarter And the list goes on. Meditation can help with everything from relationships to the office, from self-esteem to focus, from weight loss to energy. With all of that in mind, here are 52 different meditation techniques you can employ to increase empathy and decrease fatigue, to find balance and let go of judgment each week.