This article discusses my experience with mindfulness-based meditation and the scientific investigation of these experiences. Mindfulness-based meditation is described as a technique used to cultivate non-reactive, non-judgmental, and stable awareness of the present moment (Garland and Gaylord, 2009). The end goal is to maintain this metacognitive state for a long period of time. I first practiced a nondenominational form of mindfulness-based meditation in my psychology class, which was dedicated to the intellectual and experiential examination of meditation. The practice took place in a group, under the guidance of our own teacher and it began at the end of the course. There was one session per week and each session was structured, meaning it was timed and the emphasis was on exhaling. I experienced many emotions, sensations, and mental states while practicing meditation. During my practice the emphasis was on exhaling and in doing so the idea was to have a non-judgmental, non-reactive awareness of the emotions, thoughts and sensations that arise in my mind as I practiced meditation. Firstly, for me, meditation served as a tool for personal awakening, by "awakening" I mean that meditation made me aware of the existence and domination of mental wandering and 'ignorance. In a scientific study, mind wandering was shown to account for the majority of conscious experience (Hasenkamp et al., 2012). Before practicing meditation, I was unaware of the effects of mind wandering not only on performance on certain tasks, but also on maintaining attention in the present moment. For example, during my very first meditation session, I realized how completely disconnected I had been for the first few minutes until we took a break and it made me realize more…. .. middle of paper ......, MA: ShambhalaPublications. Ricard, M. and Chödzin, S. (2010). Why meditate? Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. Corey, G., & Corey, M.S. (2010). I Never Knew I Had a Choice: Explorations in Personal Growth (9th ed., instructor's ed.). Australia: Brooks/Cole. P164Craighead, WE, Miklowitz, DJ and Craig, LW (2013). Psychopathology (Second edition ed.). New Jersey: Wiley. P200Ricard, M. and Thuan, Texas (2001). Quantum and the lotus: A journey to the frontiers where science and Buddhism meet. New York, New York: Trois-Rivières Press. [Chapter 1]Arch, JJ and Craske, MG (2006). Mindfulness mechanisms: Emotion regulation following targeted respiratory induction. Behavioral Research and Therapy, 44, 1849-1858. Filaber, D. (2013). Transform Your Life with Meditation: The Lives and Legacy of the Greatest Meditation Masters. Bloomington: AuthorHouse. P.33