r/Meditation is a subreddit with 3.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses meditation, struggling, breathing, experience, and mind, and they frequently recommend/review meditation app, guided meditations, and books on spirituality.
This community is for sharing experiences, stories and instruction relating to the practice of meditation.
Popular Themes in r/Meditation
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for Meditation Book Recommendations (Preferably Indian Authors or Traditional Texts)"
22 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Meditating for 10 years and it's gotten me nowhere"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Recommendations please for guided meditation to accept, welcome and make peace with symptoms of chronic illness"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/Meditation
#1
Meditation
: "After changing one thing in my Meditation practice, I felt euphoric like never before"
287 posts
#2
Struggling
19 posts
#3
Breathing
: "Study: Rosary prayer and 'Om Mani Padme Hum' both accidentally pace Breathing to ~6/min — the exact rate that maxes out a cardiovascular reflex. Two traditions that never met landed on the same rhythm (Bernardi 2001, BMJ, n=23)"
16 posts
#4
Experience
: "I Experienced something during meditation and haven’t felt the same since"
12 posts
#5
Mind
: "How much of a Mind fuck was it when you realized the thinker was just another thought?"
9 posts
#6
Retreat
8 posts
#7
Thoughts
: "How do I convince my body I'm not my Thoughts?"
7 posts
#8
Guided Meditation
: "Recommendations please for Guided Meditation to accept, welcome and make peace with symptoms of chronic illness"
6 posts
#9
Routine
: "How do you integrate Metta into your Routine?"
5 posts
#10
Book
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/Meditation
Meditation App
314 reviews
#1
Insight Timer
4.5★ from 52 reviews
#2
Medito
4.7★ from 34 reviews
#3
Waking Up
4.5★ from 28 reviews
Guided Meditations
160 reviews
#1
YouTube
4.3★ from 18 reviews
#2
Insight Timer
4.7★ from 13 reviews
#3
Headspace
4.1★ from 8 reviews
Books On Spirituality
22 reviews
#1
Ajahn Brahm
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Eckhart Tolle
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jon Kabat-Zinn
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Meditation
#1
Question ❓
: "Accidentally became too mindful while eating a Dorito"
117 posts
#2
Sharing / Insight 💡
: "Study: Rosary prayer and 'Om Mani Padme Hum' both accidentally pace breathing to ~6/min — the exact rate that maxes out a cardiovascular reflex. Two traditions that never met landed on the same rhythm (Bernardi 2001, BMJ, n=23)"
42 posts
#3
Discussion 💬
: "I’ve been meditating almost every day for a year and feel like nothing has changed."
32 posts
#4
Spirituality :energy:
: "Meditation does nothing for me anymore"
5 posts
#5
Resource 📚
: "Looking for Meditation Book Recommendations (Preferably Indian Authors or Traditional Texts)"
2 posts
#6
Other
: "Your Pet Cat.🐈⬛"
2 posts
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Last updated: July 1, 2026