This article is about my experience with mindfulness meditation and the scientific investigation of these experiences. Mindfulness meditation is described as a technique used to cultivate a non-reactive, non-judgmental, and stable awareness of the present moment (Garland and Gaylord, 2009). The ultimate goal is to sustain this metacognitive state over a long period of time. I first practiced a nondenominational form of mindfulness meditation in my psychology class, which was dedicated to the intellectual and experiential examination of meditation. The practice was conducted in a group, instructed by our professor and started at the end of the lesson. There was one session per week and each session was structured in the sense that it was timed and the focus was on the exhalation. I experienced numerous emotions, sensations, and states of mind while practicing meditation. During my practice the focus was on the exhalation and in doing so the idea was to have a non-judgmental and non-reactive awareness of the emotions, thoughts and sensations that arise in my mind as I practiced meditation. Firstly, for me meditation has served as a tool for personal awakening, by “awakening” I mean that meditation has made me realize the existence and dominion of the wandering mind and ignorance. In a scientific study it was shown that mind wandering constitutes the majority of conscious experience (Hasenkamp et al., 2012). Before practicing meditation I was not aware of the effects of mind wandering not only on performance at certain tasks but also on maintaining attention on the present moment. For example, during my very first meditation session I realized how completely distracted I was for the first few minutes until we took a break and this made me realize further......middle of paper.. ...., MA: ShambhalaPublications.Ricard, M., & Chödzin, S. (2010). Why meditate?. Carlsbad, California: Hay House, Inc..Corey, G., & Corey, M. S. (2010). I Never Knew I Had a Choice: Explorations in Personal Growth (9th ed., instructor ed.). Australia: Brooks/Cole. P164Craighead, W. E., Miklowitz, D. J., & Craig, L. W. (2013). Psychopathology (second edition ed.). New Jersey: Wiley. P200Ricard, M., & Thuan, T.X. (2001). The quantum and the lotus: a journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet. New York, NY: Tre Rivers Press. [Chapter 1]Arch, J. J., & Craske, M. G. (2006). Mechanisms of awareness: emotion regulation following targeted respiratory induction. Behavior Research and Therapy, 44, 1849-1858. Filaber, D. (2013). Transform your life with meditation: The lives and legacies of the greatest meditation masters. Bloomington: Author's House. P33