Kinds of meditation

I suppose there are many different kinds of meditation...
Can you mention me some?

I only know the breathing meditation. Eg you inhale for 4, hold for 4 and exhale in 4.

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There is a lot, actually. However, if you are at the stage of doing breathing exercises and nothing else, then I suggest that you try a progressive visualization relaxation technique.

Here is an example, it is helpful if you have a full script as a beginner:

http://www.clear-mind-meditation-techniques.com/relaxation-meditation.html

I also recomend a 'clear mind' meditation. This trains your mind and enables you to start turning away from your physical thoughts and senses, which is necessary for deeper, spiritually focused meditations. I went ahead and posted it here for you, but I wrote one up awhile back, it is here:

http://www.spellsofmagic.com/read_post.html?post=818571

That is good to start with. If you want more than this, you may want to look up "chakra meditation".

Well there are also guided meditations, visualization meditation, meditation in which you focus on abstract concepts in order to find higher truths. And don`t think of meditation purely as sitting in silence and not moving; any activity in which you can separate your awareness from your physical body and delve into your inner self and inner thoughts could be considered meditation, and that can take place performing an art, physical activities, etc.