In Sam Harris's book "Waking Up - A guide to spirituality without religion" focuses on, as the title states, spirituality without religion. My question to the atheist republic forum is have any of you tried secular mediation?

Meditation can be seen extremely beneficial to the mind and body. I'll list some examples below of the few benefits of mediation.
- It helps increase immune function(http://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2003/07000/Altera...)
- It makes you happier(Can't find exact citation atm, but will do when I have the time to do so.)
- Decreases stress(http://journals.lww.com/psychosomaticmedicine/Abstract/2000/09000/A_Rand...)
- Increases your attentiveness(http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.005... /\/\ http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/CABN.7.2.109#page-1)
-Increases Memory! (Again, can't find direct link atm, will update ASAP)

These benefits are inarguable and have the ability to be appreciated by everyone. Sam focus's on Vispassana mediation, which is completely secular in nature. I myself, meditate about 15minutes a day. The benefits are immense and I live a happier life because of it. (I am a Buddhist, but the benefits of meditation are still completely beneficial for whatever belief system, or lack of). So, for all the secularist on the forum, I urge you to maybe try to meditate. I will link Sam's guide on it(http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/how-to-meditate).

But, if you have meditated, please share your benefits, or lack of, that you have received from it. What did you enjoy about it? Did it have benefits? If so, which benefits? If it did not have benefits then share vice versa.

Thanks for your time, have a nice day.