What they do not know, is that meditation is easy and useful for everyone. Like any other skill, meditation needs to be practiced to be done correctly. It is very unusual that you will learn it by actually resting but remaining in an active state. The goal is to keep your mind free of distracting thoughts while remaining relaxed, but awake. Done correctly, meditation allows the body to rest more deeply than when you are sleeping.
Meditation provides a higher awareness of the details of everyday life.
Even a few minutes per day will help you move through the world with more relaxation and alertness. Your body works as a whole to make this possible. People meditate for all types of reasons including curiosity, boredom, and despair. Others meditate to contact nature, to find the essence of life, to keep their senses sharp, or to heal. With so many reasons to meditate, a variety of techniques and traditions have emerged.