Are the Brahmaviharas, Kasinas and recollections also part of Satipatthana?

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Hi, the link below is my own understanding of anapanasati and satipatthana. They are a framework for directing contemplation towards body, feeling, mind and finally dealing with all mental phenomena that arise. Brahma vihara, loathsomeness, impermanence, corpse contemplation are themes to fulfill each portion of the training.

What is the difference between satipaṭṭhāna and ānāpānasati?

Yesterday, while reading MN62 The Longer Advice to Rāhula, I came to this understanding that ānāpānasati is a practice to see non-self in the five aggregates. This sutta starts with the Buddha admonishing Rāhula, urging him to see the five aggregates as ‘This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my self.’ Later, Sāriputta suggested ānāpānasati and then Rāhula asked Buddha for an exposition. Before giving the usual four tetrad, 16 steps ānāpānasati formula, Buddha taught the following six gr…