How to Calm Down and Focus

When you hear the word "meditation", what's the first thing that comes to mind? Monks in a monastery? Ornate Buddha figurines? Your cat stretched out, aligning all seven of its chakras in a perfect state of zen? Or do you see Oprah, Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, Lady Gaga, George Lucas, or Howard Stern blissfully perched on a Zabuton mat?

In our fast and furious, caffeine obsessed, every-day-is-a-hustle world, we often view time to sit down and relax as a luxury detached from any return or fo...