The Curator: As far as meditation goes...
The first time I really went down that rabbit hole was at a Shirley MacLaine seminar. It was the late 80's, cost 300 bucks: 100 for mind, 100 for body and 100 for soul. At some point in this all-day-adventure we sat on the floor. Shirley was going to talk us through some meditation, we were told to choose a partner near us. I turned and Julie Newmar (aka Catwoman) was next to me. So we were partners for a few hours. I remember being so relaxed and blank it was actually scary. I do those breathing exercises about once a month.