Which is better for anxiety, mindfulness or meditation?

Mindfulness for anxiety is a routing question in disguise, and the honest answer starts by admitting that the guidance quoted on this page is not about anxiety. NICE names mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for relapse prevention in depression specifically. Its description of the group format, roughly eight sessions with preferably two practitioners, sits in a separate table about treating less severe depression, which is also where it cautions that the format may be difficult for people experiencing intense or highly distressing thoughts, or who find focusing on the body difficult. If someone pointed you at either word for anxiety, the useful question is still what kind of help they meant: a course with other people in it, a skill out of a therapy protocol, or a session you run on your own.