Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, blood pressure, and distraction, etc., to enhance the immune system and physical health, etc. Guided meditation involves the meditator and a person who provides script intended to "take the meditator on a journey" that will help them achieve deep level of relaxation.

This guided meditation is a medley of silent practices I found useful in my recovery over the years. Meditation alone will not accomplish what you want. In the traditions from which meditation originates practicing ethical precepts was a prerequisite to meditation. Precepts are about changing or dropping destructive behaviors. You can't expect new results from the same old behaviors. The mind-body is a unit which drops away with practice. Choose one of the practices in this medley and stick to it. Find a qualified meditation teacher and a sponsor if you are addicted. Or for people who can't concentrate much listen to the whole medley of practices and center on the sound of voice. Relaxation is not the aim of practice. Rather it is transformation which at times is painful. Practice, practice, practice. Practice IS perfection. There is nothing more.