Meditation is a grace filled practice that focuses the mind using a multitude of techniques and goes back thousands of years with specific origins ultimately unknown. The word meditation means "to ponder," and comes from Latin roots while ancient eastern and Buddhist philosophy introduced us to the concept of mindfulness. Translated from the word Sati, mindfulness refers to our “moment to moment awareness of the present.” Meditative practices generally focus on mind and body alignment and are used to calm the mind and enhance overall well-being and vitality. Mindful meditation involves maintaining mental focus on awareness of the present moment. Mental focus can also be on breathing, a sensation, a sound, visual imagery, or a mantra (a repeated word or phrase). We become more aware of how our minds work and how are thoughts are connected to feelings and behavior when we practice meditation (West, 2016).