I've played with meditation in the past. Don't do the mantra thing ( if you say the sound correctly it's suppose to encompass all the sound we can we can make with our vocal chords.)
I do mostley breathing and just not thinking . Just being aware and without thought. Difficult to do.
The motto of Tropical Dance is 'Where ever you go, There you are'. After the book on meditation.
Larry,,, you meditate?