What type of meditation is best for work-related stress?

Work stress usually combines time pressure, interpersonal tension, and performance anxiety. The best meditation for work stress is short (5-7 minutes), focused on releasing physical tension (jaw, shoulders, hands — where work stress lives in the body), and acknowledges the reality of your workload rather than pretending it doesn’t exist. Techniques that work well: body-focused tension release, breath-based nervous system regulation, and brief intention-setting for the next task. What doesn’t work: long sessions that feel like another obligation, or guidance that tells you to ‘let go of your worries’ when the worries are legitimate.