A community of practitioners and teachers
A place to belong before you're ready to commit
Banyan Commons is where your practice finds company. Monthly themes, weekly meditations, dharma talks, a growing library of teacher recordings, and a living community — all for $10 a month.
Cancel any time. No commitment required.
What Banyan Commons is
Community is the practice
Most meditation apps are designed to be used alone. Banyan Commons is the opposite — a place where practitioners gather around shared themes, shared teachers, and a shared commitment to growing.
Every month, the whole community moves through a theme together. You'll receive a weekly recorded meditation and a monthly dharma talk anchored in that theme. You'll have access to a curated list of offerings — courses, retreats, and practices — from Banyan's teachers.
You don't have to do anything on a fixed schedule. But when you show up, you'll find people who are with you.
Join nowA Monthly Practice Theme
Each month, the community gathers around a shared theme — a lens for practice, reflection, and connection.
Weekly Recorded Meditations
A fresh guided practice every week from one of our teachers. Return to them whenever you need.
Regular Dharma Exploration Sessions
Deeper teaching from our lineage — wisdom to sit with, return to, and let work on you slowly.
A growing recordings library
Every meditation and dharma talk is saved and searchable. The library grows each month — the longer you're a member, the more you have access to.
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Everything Included
What $10 a month gets you
Not a watered-down trial. A real practice community, with real teachers.
Available when you need it.
Monthly theme
At the heart of Commons is a shared theme that the whole community practices with together. This month: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness — what it means to feel rooted in your body, your breath, and your daily life.
Live meditations
A fresh guided practice every weekday from one of Banyan's teachers. Breath awareness, loving-kindness, body scan, visualization — varied enough to keep you growing, consistent enough to build a real habit.
Dharma explorations
A longer teaching session, 60 minutes, from a Banyan teacher. Rooted in the monthly theme. Not a lecture — but a shared conversation with the practice itself.
Meditation library
Every meditation is added to your library and stays there. Browse by theme, teacher, or length. The longer you're a member, the richer the archive gets — hundreds of hours of practice to return to.
The people who guide you
Teachers who walk the path with you
Our mentors don't just teach mindfulness — they practice it, live it, and bring decades of embodied wisdom to every session. They get to know you. They notice what you need. They're with you for the long journey.
Eileen Tupaz
Luis Gil
Saraswati Pottekkatt
Alexa Redner
From our community
What members say
People come to Banyan for different reasons. What keeps them is the same thing: they feel less alone in their practice.
"I love my community. They are warm and supportive, especially when I feel most vulnerable. I have shared things with them in this space that I otherwise would not share with others."
Aishwarya
Missouri, USA
"I don't have anyone else in my world that I interact with on a regular basis that practices. Hearing how others incorporate mindfulness into their daily life is inspiring. I look forward to meeting each week."
Cameron
New York, USA
"Banyan helped me sustain my practice by remaining motivated to meditate daily. Increased my self-awareness. The group practices are a gift, a precious moment that has become necessary to my life."
Sophie
Switzerland
"Banyan gives me a sense of not being alone, finding like minded souls, being guided by talented teachers."
Hanno
United Arab Emirates
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Banyan Commons
Cancel any time. No commitment required.
A monthly practice theme, explored with the whole community
Daily live meditations from our teachers
Regular live dharma exploration sessions
100+ hours of recorded meditations and talks on demand
Full access to the Banyan community of practitioners and teachers
mentorship groups
Ready for something deeper?
Commons is a beautiful place to begin. But for many people, the most meaningful change comes from something more sustained — a weekly group, a teacher who knows your practice, and real accountability over time. That's what our mentorship groups are for.
A weekly live session with a dedicated teacher and a small group of fellow practitioners. Ninety minutes of guided meditation, personal check-ins, and real teaching — every week, the same people, the same teacher.
Your teacher gets to know you. They notice what you need. They're with you for the long journey, not just the good sessions. It's the kind of practice that actually changes how you live.
No experience required. Beginners are welcome.
Mentorship Group
when paid annually
Weekly 90-minute live sessions with your dedicated teacher
At most 12 people — intimate, consistent, real
Guided meditation, group check-ins, and personal teaching
A teacher trained by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach
Groups open to all, to women, or to BIPOC practitioners
100+ hours of recorded meditations and talks on demand