Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia was the founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah". He was born in Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon, in 1240, and is assumed to have died sometime after 1291 following a stay
Abraham Abulafia's "Light of the Intellect" 1285, Vat. ebr. 597 leaf 113 recto
Jewish meditation includes practices of settling the mind, introspection, visualization, emotional insight, contemplation of divine names, or concentration on philosophical, ethical or mystical ideas.
Meditative Kabbalah Shiviti with Kabbalistic names of God
Hasidic prayer often emphasizes emotional dveikut (cleaving to God), especially through attachment to the Tzaddik.
Breslov Hasidim spend time in secluded communication of their heart to God. In Jewish communities they often seek this solitude in Nature at night.
Chabad differed from mainstream Hasidism in its preparation for prayer by intellectual contemplation of Hasidic philosophy.