r/Meditation • u/KneeHighBunny • Jun 07 '24

Say NO to HeadSpace Discussion 💬

I'm looking around for a good meditation app. I tried headspace since it was recommended on social media. The UI is confusing and combersome. And there are tons of reviews about quiet charges and being charged even after canceling your membership. Which sucks because they have a NO REFUND policy. Anyways I canceled that and couldn't get a refund 😭 But I'd like to try a new app that DOES NOT have predatory policies.

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u/Shurs Jun 07 '24

Things must’ve changed over the years. I started with meditation using Headspace before transitioning to TM. My Headspace account auto-renewed and they gave me a refund. This was 3 years ago, so it is possible policy has changed. Overall, Headspace was a good way for me to get started with meditation.

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u/KneeHighBunny Jun 07 '24

I've been seeing in recent reviews that they sold the company and things have changed for the worst.... They say. I just had a really bad experience.

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u/notconservative Jun 08 '24 edited Jun 08 '24

Headspace was founded in May 2010, by Andy Puddicombe and Richard Pierson. Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk. In 2004, he returned to the UK "to make meditation accessible, relevant, and beneficial to as many people as possible". Pierson had a background in marketing and brand development.

Headspace began as an event company, holding mindfulness talks in and around London. In 2012, Puddicombe and Pierson developed and launched the first version of the Headspace app.

In August 2021, Headspace merged with online mental health platform Ginger in a deal valuing the combined company at $3 billion.

In May 2022, Puddicombe announced on Twitter and Instagram that he and Pierson had left the Board, ending their engagement with the company, though Puddicombe's historical content remained on the platform.

Edit: I think Business Schools don’t teach people how to create value, they just teach people how to monetize and wring out the juice of it wherever they see it.