Stop Believing These Meditation Myths to Form a Practice That Truly Benefits You For starters, your mind doesn’t need to be completely blank. Apr 1, 2021 ANDREA DE SANTIS Meditation is an age-old Eastern practice that has gone mainstream, and for good reason: Scientists are finding that its healing powers go way beyond helping you chill, like helping you eat more mindfully, improving your cognition, and even reducing your disease risk. “Meditation is the practice of intentionally awakening to our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the mental space of observance and acceptance,” psychotherapist Andrea Parsons, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., recently told