Mindfulness Meditation is not just a trend, in keeping with bring hip and cool.. I learned the technnique with a free mobile app on my phone "headspace" over the couse of 10 days- one lesson a day. As usual I was skeptical, but needed to learn to quiet my mind and surrender to relaxation. With practice neuro-genesis [see below] does take place in the brain so that this 'present and peaceful' state of being can be called upon for moments at a time...to REST! If I am busy all day, let's say planning for a rehearsal at night, a bit frenzied and worn out,- I can lay down, access this state of being, and almost immediately my heart-rate, breathing, blood pressure and muscle tension softens and slows- so i can get the benefits of 'rest' in a 4 or 5 minute session.

Would you be willing to try? On YouTube there are numerous minefulness meditations......but be very selective, many of them are nonsense. Give yourself this gift---ask me questions. This 'technique' is one of the most useful 'self-help' methodology I have ever taught myself.
."Programs based on Kabat-Zinn's and similar models have been adopted in schools, prisons, hospitals, veterans' centers, and other environments, and mindfulness programs have been applied for additional outcomes such as for healthy aging, weight management, athletic performance, helping children with special needs, and as an intervention during the perinatal period.

Clinical studies have documented both physical- and mental-health benefits of mindfulness in different patient categories as well as in healthy adults and children.[3][26] Research studies have consistently shown a positive relationship between trait mindfulness and psychological health."

ADDENDUM,
Definition of terms: Neuroplasticity refers to the lifelong capacity of the brain to change and rewire itself in response to the stimulation of learning and experience. Neurogenesis is the ability to create new neurons and connections between neurons throughout a lifetime. The latter process is also referred to as synaptogenesis.