Ten Percent Happier App

Harvard University offers benefits-eligible faculty and staff free access to theTen Percent Happier mindfulness app.

Why A Mindfulness App?

Maybe you’ve already found mindfulness to be an effective and accessible approach to coping with stress, distraction and anxiety and are ready to take your mindfulness practice further. Maybe you’re eager to try it out for the first time. You might just be a curious skeptic.

Whoever you are, the Ten Percent Happier app can help you discover, evaluate, establish, renew, or grow your mindfulness practice. And you can carry the app with you, anywhere.

What Does The App Offer?

You’ll have unlimited access to topic-focused meditations, talks and daily features . You can jump right into over 350 guided meditations, or you can start at the beginning and let some of the world’s leading experts teach you the basics. The app offers a variety of approaches so you can find the best approach for you. It also includes Ten Percent Happier Podcasts  and the Ten Percent Weekly newsletter which features original essays by their teachers on happiness, meditation, and the mindful life, plus updates on new content in the app, new podcast episodes, and upcoming events. Please view this Harvard welcome from the TPH founder, Dan Harris.

How Do I Get The App?

Just download the Ten Percent Happier app from your app store. Your Harvard email address should confirm your eligibility for free and full access. Follow these instructions on how to download and activate. See our Frequently Asked Questions for more detail. To get the most from the app, watch the demo.

Benefits-eligible faculty and staff can offer their family members a discount for the Ten Percent Happier App. Retirees are also eligible for this discount. Retirees and family members will be able to purchase this subscription at 30% off, or $69.99/ year. Use this link to register.

Please note, this app is available for free to Harvard University benefits-eligible faculty and staff.  Ten Percent Happier will remove all non-eligible members (change in job status, left or retired from the University) from the Harvard account at the end of each fiscal year (6/30.) Please reach out to the Office of Work/Life work/life@harvard.edu for instructions to carry over your history into a private pay membership, if applicable.