An ordinary person may consider meditation as a worship or prayer. But it is not so.
Meditation means awareness.
Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to the mind, it is effective meditation. Meditation is an extremely powerful method having enormous benefits. Researchers and doctors the world over are realizing how meditation has an almost magical effect on the human body and mind. It teaches various meditation techniques to the uninitiated and goes a long way in helping reduce stress in ones life.