AWDSGN
Love it (except for the price)
Been using Headspace for almost 2 years, so you could say I like it. Actually, I love it and have recommended it to friends, with this proviso: it's kinda pricey, requiring a subscription ($8/mo or more) after the first free set of exercises. Recently they redesigned the app (not a big improvement in my opinion) but more importantly have added several new meditations with specific goals/topics. These are marginally valuable, as all the meditations follow a similar pattern. Still, I have to admit I do like to try various options since the small differences can be helpful. Is Headspace for you? Try the free intro series and see for yourself. Then you can decide if it's worth the investment.
Response from headspaceNov 10, 2017
Hi AWDSGN, Thanks you kindly for your feedback! The overall mission of Headspace is to improve the health and happiness of the world. Unfortunately, if we don't have a healthy business there is no way we can fulfill this mission. Headspace, like many businesses, has a significant amount of running costs in order for us to produce the web services, apps and many other products that we offer. We employ people in the US and the UK and they include animators, illustrators, project managers, finance controllers, customer experience representatives, a full internal engineering team as well as marketing and community managers to make sure the message gets to the right people. This doesn't include all the 3rd party suppliers that help us create all the content. We employ over 180 people and we have produced over 1000s hours of audio and video content for the Headspace Journey. Not to mention all the scientists that we work with to help us prove the validity of our products. All of these people have families, mortgages, rent and food to buy in order to live a healthy and happy life. We feel very proud that we can play a part in helping them live the life that allows them to be healthy and happy. We feel very comfortable with the fact that we charge for our product so we can continue to run a sustainable operation and we feel even more confident of our products' value. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected]. Best wishes and mindfully yours, Headspace



