There is much more than meditation, there are many excercises you can do to feel better, to "connect with your soul".
It is a matter of practice, same as for sport. If you go only one time at gym, you will not get so much results.
It would be ideal to meditate twice a day, 20 minutes. If you can move your energy from one chackra to another it is even better. You can also think of chackras as your gland system, it doesn't matter if it sounds crazy for you we have 7 whirls of energy in our (physical) body, if it makes you feel good, it is ok.
In my personal experience I found that meditation is healthy, so I recommend it. However keep in mind that there is much more than meditation, which is just the first step.