As mindfulness app Headspace booms, its popularity outpaces its scientific evidence
This has, by all accounts, been a banner year for Headspace.
Demand for the mindfulness and meditation app has skyrocketed since the Covid-19 pandemic and its ripple effects began taking a brutal toll on mental health. Downloads have jumped dramatically in recent months, and Headspace has been flooded with requests from companies looking to buoy their staffs’ well-being while they work from home.
