Saw it recommended on here a bunch so I got a subscription. Honestly the kids' stuff is great - my 7yo actually does a 5min meditation with me now which is wild. But the adult sections feel kinda cheesy to me? Like the guy's voice is too calming and it makes me more anxious somehow lol. Might just be me though. Worth the money if you have kids who are into it.
That's not just you - some people respond better to different meditation styles. If you hate the vibe, have you tried the wim hof breathing stuff? It's way less "soothing voice" and more like actually doing something with your body.
lol the overly calm voice doing the opposite of calming you down is actually pretty common. Your nervous system might be interpreting it as artificial/uncanny valley. Try Insight Timer - it's free and has like 100k teachers so you can find one that doesn't make your skin crawl.
The voice thing is legit. I switched to Calm because Andy Puddicombe's voice just felt condescending to me? Calm's male narrator sounds more like a normal person talking. But yeah the kids content on Headspace is genuinely solid.
The fact that he only charges like $13/month when a single therapy session is $150+ means I'm keeping it regardless of whether I use the app. Plus my 7yo gets it free basically. That's the real value prop imo.
I kept my subscription literally just for the SOS anxiety pack and the kids bedtime stuff. Skipped everything else. So like $10/month for two things that actually work isn't terrible but I'm not pretending the app is revolutionary.
I used Headspace for like 2 months and yeah, totally get what you mean about the adult stuff feeling off. The meditations are too short for me to actually get into it, and it felt more like a guided relaxation thing than real meditation. Kept it for the kids' bedtime stuff though.
100% not alone on the voice thing. My therapist actually said some people's parasympathetic nervous systems respond better to "normal" voices vs the super slow deep voice. Might be worth checking if your body just prefers a different approach.
The kids' section is honestly worth it alone. My 5yo asks for "meditation time" unprompted now which has saved my sanity during witching hour. $13/month for that peace is basically a steal.
question - when you say the kids stuff is great, are they actually meditating or just sitting quiet for 5 mins? my daughter sits there but i have no idea if she's actually doing anything or just enjoying the attention
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wait your 7yo does meditation with you willingly? that's actually incredible. how'd you get him to stick with it? my kids think meditation is torture