Mindfulness is often used interchangeably with meditation. Wrong? No, but it's not exactly right either. Mindfulness is meditation, but this is not mindfulness… Don't you get it? I will explain then. There are more than 500 styles of practice: the best known are Hindu, Zen Buddhist, transcendental and… mindfulness. The latter is even considered a general overview of more traditional techniques — most of them have a religious character. Despite having Buddhist roots, mindfulness has spread because it has a more secular — and scientific — label. While Buddha used meditation in his quest for serenity and an end to suffering, the main aim of mindfulness is to gain mindfulness and focus. Hindu meditation: According to Hindu theory, every action affects the doer. What is done only for one's own well-being ends up adding layers to the ego that, ever thicker, distances the follower of God. Shiva meditation seeks to remove these layers by repeating the mantra Om Namah Shivaya (“Om, I bow to Shiva”). To carry out the practice, it is necessary to be seated on the floor or in a chair, always with an erect spine, eyes open and breathing calmly. Visualize a point of light between your eyebrows and fixate on it, surrendering to the repetition of the mantra, aware of its transforming power. Zen Buddhist meditation: The main purpose of this practice is the search for non-duality and the attempt to go beyond the limits of the mind to reach the point where we see that we are the life of the universe. Also known as zazen, Buddhist meditation is usually done in a pleasant place and should be practiced sitting down, letting your thoughts come and go freely without distracting your attention. It can be done with eyes half open, focusing on an imaginary point on the floor, or with eyes closed. I love to meditate and practice regularly, and do you also use this practice in your everyday life?