And experienced practitioners say there's no right or wrong way to do it. A technique Remati recommends putting into practice before meetings may seem quirky: Envision a white light over the meeting room's doorway that showers the people entering with brightness. Finger and thumbAnother discreet meditation technique is breathing deeply and joining your pointer finger to your thumb to form a circle. You inhale, and then when you're breathing out, you hum with your lips closed, she said. Mantras and affirmationsAnother technique Remati encourages is saying mantras or affirmations, which are positive statements or slogans you repeat to yourself.