About Waking Up

Founded in 2018, Waking Up is the most comprehensive and most-loved nondual meditation app available, with tens of thousands of hours of audio from dozens of expert teachers and over 100,000 5-star ratings.

Waking Up is an ongoing practice.

Waking Up cuts through the noise, challenges assumptions, and allows you to truly understand what it means to be present. We bring together contemporary teachers, scientists, and scholars to discuss, interpret, and pressure-test ancient wisdom.

We don’t offer surface-level mindfulness or quick fixes through meditation. Instead, we help you dismantle old patterns, notice the stories you tell yourself, and dive headfirst into a meditation practice that’s honest, vulnerable, and transformative.

Waking Up will change the way you see the world—and improve your life in the process.

About Sam Harris

Sam Harris holds advanced degrees in philosophy and neuroscience. He has practiced meditation for over 30 years, having studied with Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers in the United States and across the globe. Sam’s writings and lectures explore neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, rationality and more, all rooted in nurturing an understanding of ourselves and the world.

He founded the Waking Up app in 2018 to further explore and expand upon the ideas in his critically acclaimed book, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion.

Our Values

Transformative impact

Our content helps people dismantle old patterns, cultivate resilience, and develop a deeper understanding of the mind.

Authenticity in mindfulness

We blend ancient wisdom with modern science to surface honest and life-changing insights.

Inclusive and generous

We are disciplined, introspective, and motivated by spiritual growth. We seek a deeper understanding of meditation’s complexities.

Depth of content

Our library of content blends practice, theory, and perspective to encourage deep exploration and personal growth.

Putting it into practice

Our values don’t just shape the content we produce and the way our team works, they also inform the way we treat artists, teachers, and app users.

Artists

We’ve partnered with over 100 artists whose signature style complements the depth and complexity of the themes Waking Up explores.

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Scholarships

Our intention is to make Waking Up available to everyone, regardless of financial circumstance.

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Teachers

We partner with teachers who are renowned in their field and, more importantly, can effectively transmit wisdom to help people transform.

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Charitable Partners

Waking Up donates a minimum of 10% of its profits to effective charities that support human flourishing and aim to combat catastrophic risk on a global scale.

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