In the News
Recognition from local and national media
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The Ultimate Guide to Austin’s Top Wellness Hotspots
September 2024
“At Meditation Bar,immerse yourself in the therapeutic benefits of a sound bath in a spa-like atmosphere. In a Sound Spa session, luxurious sound baths are designed to offer healing soundscapes in a serene setting.”
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Austin Wellness Guide: Meditation
January 2020
“Mediation Bar is widely respected in the wellness community for hosting some of the best teachers in the field and supporting their work with a strong infrastructure. It offers a fantastic array of classes, from aroma to breath, sound, divine feminine, drum and even meditation for entrepreneurs and parents.”
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Tribez Talk: An Insider's Guide to Austin’s Hidden Gems
October 2016
“If you’re looking to hit the bar after work and feel even more refreshed than when you went in, northwest Austin’s Meditation Bar has “happy hour” classes to do just that. Founded by a group of mindfulness specialists, the studio offers several different group classes throughout the day, helping channel energy, breath awareness and goal setting.”
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Finalist, Services Wildcard
While we would have loved to have won, we were not too suprised that Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation (medical marijuana) beat us out. Huge thanks to all of you who voted for us.
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New Austin meditation studio aims to help athletes focus, perform
"The Austin studio is one of the few secular meditation studios in the country. If the concept works here, the studio’s four co-owners say, they’ll take it to other markets."
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Meditation, the one thing you can do for yourself
Former Meditation Bar Owner Cathy Bonner discusses how meditation can change your life. Bonner served as Executive Director of the Texas Department of Commerce under Governor Ann Richards, and shares Governor Richard’s wisdom as well.
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Happy Hour Without the Booze
"Meditation Bar in Austin, Tex., offers “Happy Hour” classes, and MNDFL, which opened in November on East Eighth Street, has quickly morphed into more than a place to just sit in silence.."
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An Editor Tries It: Mind Over Matter
"The more you do it, the better you get at it, and the easier you’re able to slip into a moment of calm and quiet. And, I have to admit, about an hour after leaving the class, I was still riding a blissful high."
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Best of the City 2016: Health & Beauty
Classes have calming names like Aroma, Mantra and Release, and the dimly lit room features comfortable couches, chairs and floor cushions for its students. Ahh…serenity now.”
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New Year Nirvana
Former Owner Lauren Forman offers 4 tips on finding time to meditate.
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UT alumni’s Meditation Bar brings mindfulness practice to students
"Deep in meditation, you relax your mind and body and begin attending to your inner self — something fundamental to the mission of Meditation Bar, a studio recently opened by UT alumni Cathy Bonner and Lauren Foreman. Bonner believes meditation should be a part of people’s daily life and created the studio to help people new to meditation get started."
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Why Meditation Studios—and Social Experiences—Are Coming to a City Near You
“Meditation Bar is a drop-in studio with several classes a day, including “Happy Hour,” the studio’s signature meditation. It combines breathwork, visual techniques, and body scanning for an experience that’s meant to lift your spirits—without the hangover.”
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5 Blissful Meditation Studios to Stop and Feel the Zen
“Dry Bar, Genius Bar, the local Bar-Bar… If you’ve been hitting ‘em all up like they’re going out of style, Meditation Bar encourages you to make a pit stop for the mind.”
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Blogs
Are We There Yet Mom
"Once relaxed, I found myself thinking about things that I never allow myself to think about – and that is where you wanted to be. But instead of pushing them away, I allowed the thoughts to flow."
Well Balanced Woman
“My time at Meditation Bar certainly helped shift me out of my funk and into feeling positive and energized again. And for that, I am certainly grateful.”
Momma’s Bacon
“At Meditation Bar, the highly-educated staff hosts classes every day of the week to help Austinites learn how to slow down and be present and let go of stress.”