Community Overview
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. 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, Habits, and Tired. 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 GummySearchYearly: +4K members
Growth: +1.5% / year
Member 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
2013
+33K new
2014
+26K new
2015
+16K new
2016
+23K new
2017
+20K new
2023
+135K new
2024
+2K new
2025
+1K new
2026
+3K new
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 435 members
- Jul: 191 members
August 2025
+153 new
September 2025
+43 new
October 2025
+5 new
November 2025
+498 new
December 2025
+431 new
January 2026
+610 new
February 2026
+579 new
March 2026
+454 new
April 2026
+421 new
May 2026
+492 new
June 2026
+435 new
July 2026
+191 new
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Are there any easy to obtain remote jobs for people with serious depression?
- Experiential, Non-Preachy Book on Non-Duality (Advaita Vedanta) and Mindfulness.
- Fight-or-flight mode - My biggest discovery for controlling anxiety (and also my ADHD): reading extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely sloooooooooooooooooowly
#14Advice RequestsAre there any easy to obtain remote jobs for people with serious depression? · Experiential, Non-Preachy Book on Non-Duality (Advaita Vedanta) and Mindfulness. · Fight-or-flight mode - My biggest discovery for controlling anxiety (and also my ADHD): reading extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely sloooooooooooooooooowly - Self-Promotion3 posts in the past month
- The 2,000 Year Old Daily System That Builds Real Discipline From Scratch “You must separate yourself from the ordinary” My first YouTube video give it a watch!! Leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you find it valuable!!
- Get ahead by making the most of your idle moments. I built BrainFeed end the mindless doomscrolling by allowing a significantly better alternative
- Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability.
#23Self-PromotionThe 2,000 Year Old Daily System That Builds Real Discipline From Scratch “You must separate yourself from the ordinary” My first YouTube video give it a watch!! Leave a like, comment, and subscribe if you find it valuable!! · Get ahead by making the most of your idle moments. I built BrainFeed end the mindless doomscrolling by allowing a significantly better alternative · Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability. - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- 🎁 [Android][FREE LIFETIME] HabitRail — Offline Habit Tracker, No Ads, No Account
#31Solution Requests🎁 [Android][FREE LIFETIME] HabitRail — Offline Habit Tracker, No Ads, No Account
Topics
- Struggling13 posts in the past month#113Struggling
- Habits8 posts in the past month
- I adopted Some small habits that quietly improved my daily life
- Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability.
- Be more productive by getting rid of all the the distraction around your environment, and choose the right habits that you're think will turn your life the way it meant to be like. UpVote this one if you agree with me🙌
#28HabitsI adopted Some small habits that quietly improved my daily life · Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability. · Be more productive by getting rid of all the the distraction around your environment, and choose the right habits that you're think will turn your life the way it meant to be like. UpVote this one if you agree with me🙌 - Tired6 posts in the past month#36Tired
- Worst6 posts in the past month#46Worst
- Zen4 posts in the past month#54Zen
Flair
- Mindfullness & Wellbeing16 posts in the past month
- Don't ignore nor catastrophize setbacks
- Stop overthinking it.
- What is the trick to being more mindful, moment-to-moment, in daily life?
#116Mindfullness & WellbeingDon't ignore nor catastrophize setbacks · Stop overthinking it. · What is the trick to being more mindful, moment-to-moment, in daily life? - Simple Living12 posts in the past month
- stopped trying to "fix" my adhd and started doing this instead
- my therapist told me to stop trying to fix myself.
- Every time you catch yourself saying “I can’t,” ask yourself, “Is that true, or is it just familiar?” That’s where the Reset begins.
#212Simple Livingstopped trying to "fix" my adhd and started doing this instead · my therapist told me to stop trying to fix myself. · Every time you catch yourself saying “I can’t,” ask yourself, “Is that true, or is it just familiar?” That’s where the Reset begins. - Creativity9 posts in the past month
- 27 days of watching the sunrise. This is what consistency actually looks like.
- Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability.
- The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg part 3
#39Creativity27 days of watching the sunrise. This is what consistency actually looks like. · Introducing Stack43 - An app that builds sustainable habits by socializing accountability. · The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg part 3 - Relaxation5 posts in the past month
- Been Struggling with REAL Rest Time
- The power of compounding doesn’t just apply to money. 📈 #motivation #selfhealingcommunity
- When do you feel most at peace?
#45RelaxationBeen Struggling with REAL Rest Time · The power of compounding doesn’t just apply to money. 📈 #motivation #selfhealingcommunity · When do you feel most at peace? - Misc3 posts in the past month
- Are there any easy to obtain remote jobs for people with serious depression?
- 👋Welcome to r/zenfuel - Introduce Yourself and Read First!
- High natural Dopamine level makes evaluation and action effortless. Aerobic exercise increases natural Dopamine levels.
#53MiscAre there any easy to obtain remote jobs for people with serious depression? · 👋Welcome to r/zenfuel - Introduce Yourself and Read First! · High natural Dopamine level makes evaluation and action effortless. Aerobic exercise increases natural Dopamine levels.
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 books3 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?
- Can someone Please recommend a good book of Koans or Zen stories?
#33zen 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? · Can someone Please recommend a good book of Koans or Zen stories?
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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.
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