Thread: Do you meditate?

One of the attractions of STR8 razor shaving is the meditative, calming aspect of the rituals surrounding the process and the mindfulness required to do it safely and well. One could argue that in a very meaningful sense everybody who shaves with a STR8 razor meditates.
see: The_Zen_of_Straight_Shaving http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...raight_Shaving.

I follow a Zen path. I sit and meditate pretty much every day for anywhere from 20-60 minutes. One of the biggest things I have noticed is that I seem to spend much more of my time in the here and now rather than in the past or the future. I have found this to be hugely freeing. Rather than my mind being on things in the past (which I can’t change) or in the future (which may never happen) I can be more fully present and engaged in the present moment, which of course is the only place anything actually happens. I have also been able to nearly eliminate my blood pressure medication and I sleep better than I ever have in my life. Those closest to me report that over the past few years since I started my meditation practice I have become significantly less of a jackass.

Bearing in mind that it is pointless to talk about meditation I am nevertheless wondering:
How many of you have a formal meditation practice?
What does your practice consist of?
Why do you practice?