Practice for the 21st Century
Maintain your own choice-making, while gaining the benefits of working with a community of practice.
One Practice Community,
Three levels of engagement
Find a practice that meets you where you are. Keep the tools that work.
Start here 02 / Practice togetherEverything in the app, plus the live teacher-led cohorts and the Sangha practice community.
Join HardcoreA one-year teacher certification with a cohort of fellow practitioners learning to teach.
By applicationTake a short questionnaire to understand your strongest way of practice and your growth edge. The core free app is open to everyone, without a gate or a pitch.
No credit card. No application.Your practice psychograph
Awareness is the ground. Your practice reaches differently through each of the six ways.
Free, genuinely
One clear membership
Talks and guided practices, with the current published total measured directly from the Library.
Free Library
— hoursPublic recordings, open with a free account.
Hardcore Library
— hoursThe complete Free Library, plus the premium archive.
The Digital Meditation Landscape
A clear comparison of modern meditation applications & communities of practice.
| Compare the practice | Pragmatic DharmaApp + Community | Waking UpMeditation App | Unified MindfulnessTraining + Coaching | BanyanMeditation Community |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $20 | $19.99 | $37 | $49 ($20 Commons tier) |
| Free tier | Free content + unlimited live multiplayer | Intro course sample; free access on request | Free intro course | 14-day trial |
| Library | 100+ hours | Large; practice + theory | 33 learning units + call replays | 100+ hours |
| Structured path | Several ways to meditate through multiple stage models. | Linear intro course, then browse | UM system → coach ladder | Topic groups, no levels |
| Personalization | Practitioner profile → learning recommendations | Minimal | Coach feedback | Self-select groups |
| Live sessions | Unlimited peer-facilitated multiplayer meditations, free tier included + teacher-led practice groups for members | — | Daily sits + weekly group coaching, staff-led | Daily sits + weekly groups, staff-led |
| Practicing with others | Live audio & video | Solo playback | Live video | Live video |
| Teacher access & lineage | Lineage holders; accessible in groups | Sam Harris + guests; no access | Shinzen + certified coaches; accessible in calls | 60+ teachers curated by Jack & Tara; accessible in groups |
| Route to supporting others | Multiplayer Meditation Facilitator training included; teacher certification possible by application | — | Paid certification | — |
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More than content. Bring the practice into a room with other people.
Hardcore is the core paid practice community. It includes the Sangha: a living room for serious practitioners, and every current live Training cohort with our teachers.
Try it for seven days. Cancel whenever you need to.
Focused 4-12 week teacher-led groups that meet for an hour weekly.
Learn how to facilitate peer-2-peer out-loud meditation sessions in our regularly offered Facilitation trainings.
Our exclusive hardcore training material from past trainings and other deep dives.
Everything here is included in Hardcore Membership for $20 a month. Cancel any time.
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Pragmatic Dharma
Guided by experienced yogis and well-trained Dharma teachers.
Part of a new generation of teachers & innovators bringing dharma to life in the 21st century.
Certified Mindfulness Teacher authorized by Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and InsightLA.
Dedicated meditator with access to absorbed concentration states, authorized to teach jhāna.
Dharma elders and innovators who join us for special teaching events.