• The rise of digital platforms and mobile apps dedicated to mindfulness, such as Headspace, Calm, and Insight Timer, has made mindfulness practices more accessible to a broader audience. These apps often offer guided meditations, sleep aids, and other mindfulness exercises.

The tension for the industry - 

• App download rates that were once steady and on the rise have now leveled off.  More important and stagger is that while apps are now on people's devices the usage rates are dropping. 

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Mindfulness in the Workplace:

World Meditation Day is celebrated on May 21st every year, and it's a great opportunity for workplaces to encourage their employees to take a break and practice mindfulness. Meditation has been shown to have many benefits, such as reducing stress and increasing productivity, and it can be a useful tool for employees to maintain their mental health.  It is key to understand that meditation and mindfulness are related but not the same.  Think of it like this, mindfulness is an umbrella term for a variety of ways to do stress reduction and focus.  If you are wanting to bring meditation into your workplace it is key to keep it secular and based on neuroscience. We also recommend making any mindfulness practice voluntary to avoid any perception of conflict of interest. 

There are many apps available for mindfulness in the workplace, but some of the most popular ones include: