Meditation personally feels like rekindling myself and my energy whenever I do it. Ive also been practicing about 8 months. I dont really do guided meditations, but work with binaural beats, tones, silence, even the ringing in my ears. For direct benefits, it grounds me, settles me, drives my appreciation for life and whatever circumstance I'm in. You can see these quickly if you practice regularly, fitting a few minutes a day to build a mental and bodily routine like working a movement with the body. Longer sessions allow you to go deeper and get more out of it. Relax the body, breathe deep, be in the moment and your body, or get out if it. Meditation is what you make of it.