I do a type of meditation, which I guess could be considered mindfulness meditation - based on how broad that term is. The difference of ours compared to a lot

I do a type of meditation, which I guess could be considered mindfulness meditation - based on how broad that term is. The difference of ours compared to a lot of other types of meditation in the West is that when you are meditating, you do not try to think about stuff, you instead try to clear your thoughts and have your mind be silent. Unlike say sleeping, you are fully aware of what is going on around you - it's not a trance. That's basically the gist of it: clear your mind of thoughts. Ignoring the spiritual parts, I'd imagine the way it is beneficial is that by reducing your cognitive load thinking about that presentation you need to give tomorrow and how everyone will react, it allows your body to focus on more mundane health-keeping tasks while in this meditative state. People in our group have reported various annecdotal health benefits, however there was also a peer reviewed study in Australia where our methods were used to help children with ADHD: https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/30/2106111.htm https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/30/2106111.h... The spiritual parts supposedly help you to get into that state easier, but as there isn't any scientific evidence of that I'll leave you to make your own decision. Another benefit of the methods I follow is that they are always free - you can do then at home and do not need any special equipment. Anyone charging you to learn how to meditate is probably just scamming you. https://www.freemeditation.com/ https://www.freemeditation.com/