Meditation practices generally fall into two broad categories. They seek to increase the signal from the Higher Self or decrease the noise that obstructs that signal. Some practices insist on stillness and silence whereas others sing, dance, visualize, and breathe in intricate patterns.
I find it helps to have an array of practices to choose from so I can adapt and adjust as conditions require. In the middle of this large metropolitan area, sometimes I cannot control the noise that obstructs the signal so I turn up my signal through playing music, moving with it, visualizing as I breathe in specific patterns. Other times, I am bask in the still silence of nature.
Which method of meditation do you prefer? How gracefully can you override your preference to adapt to your circumstances? Ki to Happiness changes practices when circumstances require.