Generosity, Greed, and Sustainable Practice with Insight Timer CEO Christopher Plowman
Diana Hill shares her morning routine, which includes her personal meditation practices using Insight Timer as a tool. This episode features an in-depth conversation with Insight Timer CEO Christopher Plowman about democratizing mental health, the intersection of generosity, greed, and capitalism, the future of AI in meditation, and the challenges and principles of sustaining practice. They also touch on recent research affirming the benefits of consistent and varied meditation practices.
Listen and Learn About:
Generosity and Free Resources
AI and Meditation
Consistency and Variety in Meditation
Challenges in Maintaining Meditation
About Christopher Plowman
Christopher Plowman is the CEO of Insight Timer—the world’s largest meditation app and a global platform for mental wellbeing. He leads a team of 70 people who have transformed a simple timer into a community of 30 million users and 20,000 teachers, all without spending a cent on advertising. Every day, 10,000 new people join Insight Timer through word-of-mouth alone.
Our goal is to make mental wellbeing accessible to everyone—regardless of belief, background, or language. That’s why we offer the world's largest free library of meditations while also providing an optional membership for those who want deeper experiences and a way for teachers to earn a meaningful income from their work.
Related Resources:
@insighttimer (Instagram)
World’s largest peer-reviewed longitudinal study of over 10,000 of our users, observing significant improvements in mood, equanimity, and resilience across the 14-month study period: Journal of Medical Internet Research - The Effects of Dose, Practice Habits, and Objects of Focus on Digital Meditation Effectiveness and Adherence
The deleted meditation: Feeling Safe, Feeling Enough, Feeling Connected With Music | Diana Hill
Diana’s course on Insight Timer: Principles Of ACT: How To Become Psychologically Flexible & Thrive With Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Diana’s recent meditation on Embodying Your Wise Leader Within
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