I've been meditating daily in the Mindfulness (aka Insight) meditation style for about 6 years, and it's completely changed my life and my health.

I've written about this (with a focus on geeks like us) here:

http://hivelogic.com/articles/an-introduction-to-mindfulness... http://hivelogic.com/articles/how-to-start-a-meditation-prac... http://hivelogic.com/articles/meditation-gear

I hope this is useful to you.