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Why Has The Portion Of Meditating Americans Tripled?
#### Why Has The Portion Of Meditating Americans Tripled?
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From TEDTalks and therapies to meditation apps and debates of spirituality vs. religion, Americans continue to hear more and more about mindfulness. In this climate paid retreats focused on meditation ― some with hefty price tags ― have tapped in to a new market. Tech moguls and start-ups with intentionally cult-like corporate cultures are noisily taking to silent retreats in droves.

![person-1281607_640.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmajiSJumdnuVJULmdDeK6b84kVWugnYRp6J4FqVKQf6TF)
<sub>Image by Pexels from Pixabay</sub>

According to [an article in Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com/90334124/from-hacking-the-mind-to-punishing-ennui-techs-brightest-are-taking-to-silent-retreats) "the number of Americans who meditate spiked to 14.2% in 2017, up from 4.1% in 2012. Apps like Headspace and Calm proliferate, some with valuations in the hundreds of millions of dollars." Billions of dollars are now spent and and earned in pursuit of "mindfulness."

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmeDFqMUaeseq1x553G9zG1y3tXf8D5m2yydvXKVoMR3mX)

Among those leading this drive to marry bio-hacking with mind hacking is Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter who tweeted about it upon his return from a 10-day silent meditation retreat in Myanmar―an exercise which some said illustarted that he had completely [missed the point](https://qz.com/1489982/jack-dorsey-missed-the-point-of-meditation-on-his-myanmar-retreat/).

__In your opinion what's behind the large increase in meditation practiced by Americans?__
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 - It's a fad.
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 - It's a deep change in culture.
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 - It's coping with increased depression and anxiety.
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 - It's disaffection with traditional religion(s).
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 - It's dissatisfaction with secularism.
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 - It's something else?
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