About r/ZenHabits
Welcome to Zen Habits. Here we encourage simple and practical wisdom on relaxation, meditation, and serenity. This is a place to discuss your stories, techniques, share insights and habits that you use in the pursuit of peace and contentment.
The community at a glance
r/ZenHabits is a Subreddit for Meditators and mindfulness practitioners and Personal Growth with roughly 288K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Mindfulness topic page and the 7th largest community in the Personal Growth topic page.
Roughly 4K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Meditation, and Adhd. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention satellite phone.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 33K members
- 2014: 26K members
- 2015: 16K members
- 2016: 23K members
- 2017: 20K members
- 2023: 135K members
- 2024: 2K members
- 2025: 1K members
- 2026: 3K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 82 members
- Aug: 153 members
- Sep: 43 members
- Oct: 5 members
- Nov: 498 members
- Dec: 431 members
- Jan: 610 members
- Feb: 579 members
- Mar: 454 members
- Apr: 421 members
- May: 492 members
- Jun: 304 members
Themes
- Advice Requests33 posts in the past month
- Im uncomfortable relaxing like this, is something wrong with me?
- Most unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack”
- The only thing that's actually helped my adhd (and it's embarrassingly simple)
#133Advice RequestsIm uncomfortable relaxing like this, is something wrong with me? · Most unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack” · The only thing that's actually helped my adhd (and it's embarrassingly simple) - Pain & Anger6 posts in the past month
- I finally figured out why I can't start the hard task. It's not discipline. It's a nervous system problem.
- I want to live mindfully but my brain won't let me slow down
- The pain isn't in what happened to you. It's in the story you keep telling yourself about it.
#26Pain & AngerI finally figured out why I can't start the hard task. It's not discipline. It's a nervous system problem. · I want to live mindfully but my brain won't let me slow down · The pain isn't in what happened to you. It's in the story you keep telling yourself about it. - Ideas4 posts in the past month
- Being Unique
- I stopped optimizing my mornings and started protecting my evenings. It changed everything.
- I treated my limiting beliefs like a bug in a video game for 30 days. Here's what I discovered.
#34IdeasBeing Unique · I stopped optimizing my mornings and started protecting my evenings. It changed everything. · I treated my limiting beliefs like a bug in a video game for 30 days. Here's what I discovered. - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Struggling to stay productive, has anyone tried Effecto?
#41Solution RequestsStruggling to stay productive, has anyone tried Effecto? - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- You don't really want it if you're not willing to pay for it.
#51Money TalkYou don't really want it if you're not willing to pay for it.
Topics
- Struggling16 posts in the past month#116Struggling
- Meditation14 posts in the past month
- What’s your take on meditation in motion?
- Meditation.
- A Million Thoughts during Meditation.
#214MeditationWhat’s your take on meditation in motion? · Meditation. · A Million Thoughts during Meditation. - Adhd14 posts in the past month
- Most unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack”
- The only thing that's actually helped my adhd (and it's embarrassingly simple)
- ADHD 'life hacks' that sounds ridiculous but actually changed everything ?
#314AdhdMost unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack” · The only thing that's actually helped my adhd (and it's embarrassingly simple) · ADHD 'life hacks' that sounds ridiculous but actually changed everything ? - Worst13 posts in the past month#413Worst
- Productivity12 posts in the past month
- Two months of productivity after being stuck in a rut, wanted to share with someone.
#512ProductivityTwo months of productivity after being stuck in a rut, wanted to share with someone.
Flair
- Mindfullness & Wellbeing71 posts in the past month
- My Drinking Calendar 2025
- I tracked every cruel thing I told myself for 7 days. Here’s what shocked me
- When you finally slow down and realize your life's been on autopilot for YEARS
#171Mindfullness & WellbeingMy Drinking Calendar 2025 · I tracked every cruel thing I told myself for 7 days. Here’s what shocked me · When you finally slow down and realize your life's been on autopilot for YEARS - Simple Living58 posts in the past month
- I have no one else to share this with, I've been really productive recently.
- 🧘
- Weirdest ADHD hack that actually works but sounds completely insane?
#258Simple LivingI have no one else to share this with, I've been really productive recently. · 🧘 · Weirdest ADHD hack that actually works but sounds completely insane? - Creativity17 posts in the past month
- Drawing has taught me a lot about the beauty of nature. Here are some of my pieces
- Needle felting is my quiet place
- Being Unique
#317CreativityDrawing has taught me a lot about the beauty of nature. Here are some of my pieces · Needle felting is my quiet place · Being Unique - Meditation14 posts in the past month
- The smartest people I know are the ones who say "I don't know" the most.
- my most zen habit was quitting the need to be productive all the time
- Been meditating every day last month. Wanted to share.
#414MeditationThe smartest people I know are the ones who say "I don't know" the most. · my most zen habit was quitting the need to be productive all the time · Been meditating every day last month. Wanted to share. - Relaxation13 posts in the past month
- Started sitting in silence for 7 minutes a day. Not meditating, just… sitting. And it’s working
- Im uncomfortable relaxing like this, is something wrong with me?
- A 1-Hour mindful escape: Slow cinematic flight over the Portuguese coast to help you decompress (60-second preview)
#513RelaxationStarted sitting in silence for 7 minutes a day. Not meditating, just… sitting. And it’s working · Im uncomfortable relaxing like this, is something wrong with me? · A 1-Hour mindful escape: Slow cinematic flight over the Portuguese coast to help you decompress (60-second preview)
Product recommendations
- satellite phone3 posts in the past month
- Best Amazon Satellite Phones Today: 2023 Ratings
- Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals)
- Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals)
#13satellite phoneBest Amazon Satellite Phones Today: 2023 Ratings · Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals) · Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals)
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ZenHabits for?
- Best for Meditators and mindfulness practitioners and Personal Growth enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ZenHabits 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/ZenHabits have?
- Roughly 288K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ZenHabits on?
- r/ZenHabits 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/ZenHabits cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/ZenHabits is organized under Meditators and mindfulness practitioners, Personal Growth.
- How do I join r/ZenHabits?
- You can join r/ZenHabits by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Mindfulness communities like?
- Communities for people practicing meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork as part of daily life. Whether you call it meditation or mindfulness, you will find Discord communities for group sessions and discussion, Reddit communities for every tradition from Zen to Vipassana, and dedicated spaces for beginners looking to start a practice.
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