These are practices that need time to develop.
Mindfulness can be turned into a very enriching lifestyle. Nowadays people are distracted almost non-stop. With mindfulness you can let the brain “recover”. You can make every moment more meaningful. But if you’re not used to mindfulness, you’ll have to build it up just like exercise. Simply place your awareness on what you’re doing right now. Use full focus but don’t force it. Also use this:
https://forum.enlightenedstates.com/t/mindfulness-self-realization-series-pt-4/44383?u=nice2knowu
For meditation, apply a similar method. Simply start practicing daily for a couple minutes. It’s sometimes marvelous how refreshed you can feel after just a little time. Be disciplined and maintain this habit daily. Most important for meditation is that you fully relax. Let yourself float, sink or simply be. Place your awareness within. Don’t try to or do anything. Just let it all be. The best meditation fields I’m aware of are:
https://forum.enlightenedstates.com/t/the-meditation-master-nft/56777?u=nice2knowu
And the meditation audio from the energy awakening course:
Hope that helps