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 289K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Mindfulness communities list. It is the 7th largest community in the Personal Growth topic page.
Roughly 5K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Life, Struggling, and Habit. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention zen music, satellite phone, and zen books.
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: 4K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 435 members
- Jul: 477 members
- Aug: 370 members
Themes
- Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- What's a habit that quietly improved your mental health, but most people overlook?
- I tried reddit's most upvoted "Habit Hacks." Here's what actually worked (and what's BS).
- How do you actually get your brain to accept that the work day is over?
#111Advice RequestsWhat's a habit that quietly improved your mental health, but most people overlook? · I tried reddit's most upvoted "Habit Hacks." Here's what actually worked (and what's BS). · How do you actually get your brain to accept that the work day is over? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- looking for beta testers for the first computer focus device
#21Self-Promotionlooking for beta testers for the first computer focus device
Topics
- Life21 posts in the past month
- 5 minutes meditation in the morning is a life changer
- Habits that changed my life
- What's a habit that changed your life more than you expected?
#121Life5 minutes meditation in the morning is a life changer · Habits that changed my life · What's a habit that changed your life more than you expected? - Struggling19 posts in the past month#219Struggling
- Habit16 posts in the past month
- What's a habit that quietly improved your mental health, but most people overlook?
- simple micro habits saved me from the Sunday motivation burnout cycle
- Habits that changed my life
#316HabitWhat's a habit that quietly improved your mental health, but most people overlook? · simple micro habits saved me from the Sunday motivation burnout cycle · Habits that changed my life - Habits14 posts in the past month
- I adopted Some small habits that quietly improved my daily life
- While Thinking About Habits Today
- The Chain Reaction of Small Habits
#414HabitsI adopted Some small habits that quietly improved my daily life · While Thinking About Habits Today · The Chain Reaction of Small Habits - Hate8 posts in the past month#58Hate
Flair
- Mindfullness & Wellbeing49 posts in the past month
- My Drinking Calendar 2025
- Stop treating your emotions like a traffic light.
- Most unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack”
#149Mindfullness & WellbeingMy Drinking Calendar 2025 · Stop treating your emotions like a traffic light. · Most unexpectedly helpful “ADHD hack” - Simple Living47 posts in the past month
- Weirdest ADHD hack that actually works but sounds completely insane?
- guard your attention.
- 10 months to go!
#247Simple LivingWeirdest ADHD hack that actually works but sounds completely insane? · guard your attention. · 10 months to go! - Creativity14 posts in the past month
- Being Unique
- Your life's a movie
- How to organize too many brain ideas/thoughts
#314CreativityBeing Unique · Your life's a movie · How to organize too many brain ideas/thoughts - Relaxation14 posts in the past month
- A 1-Hour mindful escape: Slow cinematic flight over the Portuguese coast to help you decompress (60-second preview)
- Has anyone used little “connection games” to feel closer to someone? Did it actually help?
- Anyone else ever use CBD for ADHD?
#414RelaxationA 1-Hour mindful escape: Slow cinematic flight over the Portuguese coast to help you decompress (60-second preview) · Has anyone used little “connection games” to feel closer to someone? Did it actually help? · Anyone else ever use CBD for ADHD? - Meditation13 posts in the past month
- I am proud of my small achievement
- 5 minutes meditation in the morning is a life changer
- Meditation.
#513MeditationI am proud of my small achievement · 5 minutes meditation in the morning is a life changer · Meditation.
Product recommendations
- zen music3 posts in the past month
- Please share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage
- Please share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage
- Please share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage
#13zen musicPlease share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage · Please share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage · Please share you best Zen Music? Your Moment of Zen - Four Season Forest | relaxing music with 4K forest footage - satellite phone3 posts in the past month
- Best Amazon Satellite Phones Today: 2023 Ratings
- Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals)
- Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals)
#23satellite phoneBest Amazon Satellite Phones Today: 2023 Ratings · Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals) · Satellite Phone (best 2023 deals) - zen books2 posts in the past month
- Off the top of your heads, what books related to zen habits would you recommend to us?
- What are some books on Zen that you'd recommend?
#32zen booksOff the top of your heads, what books related to zen habits would you recommend to us? · What are some books on Zen that you'd recommend? - zenhabits2 posts in the past month
- Anyone recommend any zenhabit related instagrams to follow?
- Hey Reddit, I am 20 years old and just found out I am going to be a father, any ZenHabits you can recommend learning before the baby is born?
#42zenhabitsAnyone recommend any zenhabit related instagrams to follow? · Hey Reddit, I am 20 years old and just found out I am going to be a father, any ZenHabits you can recommend learning before the baby is born?
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 289K 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.
Added 10/21/2021
Monthly Stats
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- Views /mo (+18%)
- 10
- Visitors /mo (+11%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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