I started practicing mindfulness meditation when I was 17, with TM (Transcendental Meditation). That was back in 1979...kind of funny, because meditation back then, to most westerners, was pretty much akin to dancing with the devil. And now it's so popular. Which is great, because mindfulness is an immensely helpful way to live life. Anyway, I went on to read Jon Kabot Zinn and others who wrote about mindfulness meditation.

With all the mindfulness practice I've done and continue to do, it has never been as powerful to treat my depression as medication has been. It's a kind-of second to medication. I wish I could say that mindfulness practice helps my anxiety, but nothing I've found yet seems to really kick my anxiety in the butt.