Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria - all participants: * Age 18 to 84 * Elevated depressive symptoms: PHQ-9 ≥ 10; Healthy controls: PHQ-9 \<5 Inclusion Criteria - randomized participants: * Proficient in English to try to unsure understanding of study requirement, consent forms and questionnaires that can often us medical terms not routinely used in general conversation. * Able to provide informed consent * Have access to a smartphone that can download apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store * Ability to receive text messages * Indicate interest in participation after being informed of restrictions to payment Exclusion Criteria: * Regular daily meditation practice for past 6 months or regular weekly meditation practice for past 12 months * Attended a meditation retreat or a yoga/body practice retreat with a significant meditation component * Previous use of Healthy Minds Program app * Current suicidal intent and/or high self-injury risk (determined by PHQ-9 item 9 and BDI item 9) * Self-reported history of psychosis * Self-reported history of mania * Living or traveling outside the US during the whole study participation period (trips outside US after the interview phase is not an exclusion) * Hearing impairments * Prior participation * Self report pregnancy