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r/Mindfulness (about 1.5M members, directory rank #715) is about awareness of one's internal states and surroundings. Formal meditation practice and wider self-improvement have their own rooms.
See also meditation vs mindfulness on SubMouse.
Stay on Mindfulness for everyday awareness practice. Use Meditation for sitting practice, instruction and experiences, and selfimprovement for broader personal growth questions.
r/Mindfulness — Mindfulness
Mindfulness is awareness of one's internal states and surroundings.
Meditation
When to choose it: You want meditation instruction and practice experiences.
Why it is here: Paired on the SubMouse meditation vs mindfulness comparison. Public description: experiences, stories and instruction about meditation practice (about 3.6M members, rank #279).
How it differs from r/Mindfulness: Formal practice versus general mindfulness.
Continuously Improve Yourself!
When to choose it: Your question is about broader personal growth and habits.
Why it is here: Public description: questions about how to improve yourself (about 2.8M members, rank #404).
How it differs from r/Mindfulness: Wider self-improvement versus awareness practice.
Run the automatic finder for r/Mindfulness (results are matched from our directory; that page is not indexed): Find related to r/Mindfulness.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.