Meditation Goes Mainstream as Many Christians Discover Practice

She rounds out her church- and prayer-filled life with another spiritual practice that's not quite as familiar: meditation.

"I'll see a difference in my day if I don't," says Robinson, who opens each day with 20 minutes of absolute silence.

All the chanting and incense and - yikes - even meditation altars may seem too New Age and mystical for some, but meditation has gone mainstream and been embraced by suburban moms and busy people.

Younger generations get an introduction in yoga classes, careerists escape on meditation retreats and boomers seek tranquility in meditation gardens. Meditation, it seems, is no longer associated as a counterculture activity made hip by The Beatles and favored by flower children. (More)

Source: Hattiesburg American