It all sounds right on to me!

Since you mentioned the Buddhists, I also think it's a great idea to meditate - that's basically a way of quieting down the over-busy left-brain chatterbox of endless words we normally have blasting through the mind and obliterating the quiet and subtle messages from the right brain. I've done some of it and studied methods for it in the past, and starting to renew my practice now, but I've recently learned what you want to do is carry that meditation mind-state into your normal daily activities as much as you can - shut off the words in your mind as you're doing things that don't require logical thought. Especially repetitive mindless tasks like mowing the lawn (something I'm sure you're quite familiar with).

I sometimes think back to the show Kung Fu (I think you're of an age to remember that one?) and I think "What would Caine do?"

though I think I'll stop short of carrying a massive red-hot brazier between my inner forearms

I started reading an amazing book about meditation called The Power of Now by Eckhardt Tolle. Highly recommended.