r/Meditation

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About r/Meditation

This community is for sharing experiences, stories and instruction relating to the practice of meditation.

The community at a glance

r/Meditation is a Subreddit for Mental Health and Meditators and mindfulness practitioners with roughly 3.6M members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 1st largest community in the Mental Health topic page and the 1st largest community in the Mindfulness topic page.

Roughly 55K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Meditation, Struggling, and Retreat. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention meditation app.

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Established 2008
3.6M Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +55K members
Growth: +1.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 40K members
  • 2014: 38K members
  • 2015: 33K members
  • 2016: 40K members
  • 2017: 64K members
  • 2018: 83K members
  • 2019: 95K members
  • 2020: 173K members
  • 2021: 114K members
  • 2023: 1.3M members
  • 2024: 1.2M members
  • 2025: 250K members
  • 2026: 48K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 0 members
  • Oct: 0 members
  • Nov: 7K members
  • Dec: 6K members
  • Jan: 7K members
  • Feb: 5K members
  • Mar: 6K members
  • Apr: 9K members
  • May: 11K members
  • Jun: 5K members
  • Jul: 5K members
  • Aug: 117 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    20 posts in the past month
    1. What changes have you noticed in your life after meditation? I’d love to hear your stories. Also, what type of meditation do you practice?
    2. What’s the best guided meditation you’ve ever experienced?
    3. Empathy heightened after mediation
    #1
    Advice Requests
    What changes have you noticed in your life after meditation? I’d love to hear your stories. Also, what type of meditation do you practice? · What’s the best guided meditation you’ve ever experienced? · Empathy heightened after mediation
    20
  • Pain & Anger
    6 posts in the past month
    1. It’s not as fun anymore (5 months), is this normal?
    2. Does anybody else gets anxious and more stressed out when doing guided meditation?
    3. Feeling my mind kind of go away (dislike)
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    It’s not as fun anymore (5 months), is this normal? · Does anybody else gets anxious and more stressed out when doing guided meditation? · Feeling my mind kind of go away (dislike)
    6
  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Could anyone recommend an app specifically designed around deep breathing?
    2. Best Free App for Guided Meditation (iPhone)
    3. Meditation apps/online lessons focused on spotlighting
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Could anyone recommend an app specifically designed around deep breathing? · Best Free App for Guided Meditation (iPhone) · Meditation apps/online lessons focused on spotlighting
    4

Topics

  • Meditation
    71 posts in the past month
    #1
    Meditation
    71
  • Struggling
    18 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    18
  • Retreat
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Retreat
    7
  • Focus
    5 posts in the past month
    1. You don't need to tense up your forehead muscles to try to focus
    #4
    Focus
    You don't need to tense up your forehead muscles to try to focus
    5
  • Book
    4 posts in the past month
    #5
    Book
    4

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  • Question ❓
    117 posts in the past month
    1. What’s a mental or physical hack you use to instantly quiet your inner monologue when your brain won't shut up?
    2. Ok, I realized yesterday that I'm not my thoughts
    3. If I like psychedelics and "mystical experiences", what forms of meditation should I try?
    #1
    Question ❓
    What’s a mental or physical hack you use to instantly quiet your inner monologue when your brain won't shut up? · Ok, I realized yesterday that I'm not my thoughts · If I like psychedelics and "mystical experiences", what forms of meditation should I try?
    117
  • Sharing / Insight 💡
    52 posts in the past month
    1. One year of logging my nightly meditations and what quietly changed my life.
    2. Tried sending love to my dad (passed away) but this happened instead....
    3. I'm broken...
    #2
    Sharing / Insight 💡
    One year of logging my nightly meditations and what quietly changed my life. · Tried sending love to my dad (passed away) but this happened instead.... · I'm broken...
    52
  • Discussion 💬
    22 posts in the past month
    1. What changes have you noticed in your life after meditation? I’d love to hear your stories. Also, what type of meditation do you practice?
    2. Meditation took away my Full body muscular pain
    3. Back from 10-day Vipassana Course
    #3
    Discussion 💬
    What changes have you noticed in your life after meditation? I’d love to hear your stories. Also, what type of meditation do you practice? · Meditation took away my Full body muscular pain · Back from 10-day Vipassana Course
    22
  • Spirituality :energy:
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone Else Trying to Build a Meditation Habit? Let’s Share Our Experiences
    2. Pineal Gland/Forehead Tingle
    3. A poem I wrote that I thought might connect with someone here
    #4
    Spirituality :energy:
    Anyone Else Trying to Build a Meditation Habit? Let’s Share Our Experiences · Pineal Gland/Forehead Tingle · A poem I wrote that I thought might connect with someone here
    4
  • Other
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Focusing on the breath feels like torture. Can I do this instead?
    2. Dos años de disociación
    #5
    Other
    Focusing on the breath feels like torture. Can I do this instead? · Dos años de disociación
    2

Product recommendations

  • meditation app
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Best meditation app.
    2. Best meditation app.
    3. Best meditation app for anxiety?
    #1
    meditation app
    Best meditation app. · Best meditation app. · Best meditation app for anxiety?
    7
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Meditation for?
Best for Mental Health and Meditators and mindfulness practitioners enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/Meditation free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Meditation have?
Roughly 3.6M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Meditation on?
r/Meditation runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Meditation cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Meditation is organized under Mental Health, Meditators and mindfulness practitioners.
How do I join r/Meditation?
You can join r/Meditation by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Mental Health communities like?
Communities for people navigating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, loneliness, trauma, and everyday mental health challenges. Find online support groups, peer support networks, and online therapy resources. Reddit has some of the largest and most active mental health communities on the internet, with Discord servers offering real-time peer support.
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