Meditation techniques for beginners?
Counting breaths on phalanges (with thumb) - up to 12*12=144.
"Tonglen": breathing in all the suffering of the world, breathing out happiness.
Gladdening one's mind through "noble" posture and facial expression.
Zen-style. Just sitting, no matter what happens. "Don't go with the thoughts, don't go against the thoughts".
Energy. Identify blobs of emotional energy on and around body and dismiss.
Minimizing the amplitude. Watch the diaphragm when breath reverses direction and keep reducing the tension/effort.
Bowing meditation (aka half-prostration).
Bamboo meditation. Stand up with eyes closed and slowly rock back and forth while focusing on the centers of the feet.
Dahnmu (energy dance). Stand up with eyes closed and move freely as your body wants expressing yourself.