We welcome a wide variety of content on Insight Timer. This includes guided meditations like mindfulness practices, energy-based instructions such as Reiki, chakra-balancing, and shamanic journeys. Additionally, music genres like chanting, ambient, instrumental, classical, and sound healing all find a place on Insight Timer.
In addition to these, we embrace talks, podcasts, stories, and even tarot readings and astrology. Our library features practices rooted in various traditions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, as well as science-based disciplines like Psychology, Neuroscience, ACT, MBCT, and MBSR. These practices cater to a range of benefits, such as improving sleep, managing stress, relieving anxiety, fostering gratitude, and boosting self-confidence.
This content can be shared on the platform in various formats:
Audio
Free Tracks
Premium Tracks
Courses
Video
Live Events and Yoga Classes
Before delving into more details about these content formats, ensure that you carefully read our Guidelines For Teachers. These guidelines serve as the primary reference for all your content and interactions within the platform.
Content Formats on Insight Timer
Audio
Free
Free Tracks
Free Tracks are audio tracks that include guided meditations, music tracks, talks, podcasts, or poems. They are available to all Insight Timer users for free, meaning there's no need to subscribe to listen to them.
To provide a seamless meditation experience and to leverage the acceptance and ratings of your content, good audio quality is required for Free Tracks, along with other criteria detailed in our Best Practices for Content.
Free Tracks are subject to donations and revenue from subscriptions. For more information on how teachers can earn revenue, check out this article.
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Premium
Premium Tracks
Premium Tracks are high-quality audio tracks, which include guided meditations, music tracks, talks, podcasts, or poems. These tracks require studio-level audio quality and/or music (where applicable), along with high-resolution, carefully selected images.
Premium Tracks are available exclusively to subscribers. Insight Timer's MemberPlus subscription unlocks access to all premium content and additional features. We allocate a significant share of our teacher revenue to premium content plays, making Premium Tracks an excellent additional avenue for teachers to earn meaningful income.
In addition to subscription revenue, Premium Tracks are also open to donations. For further details on how teachers can earn revenue, please refer to this article.
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Courses
Courses on Insight Timer are curated sets of pre-recorded audio lessons centered around a specific topic. These courses are designed to offer students high-quality content that imparts valuable skills, a toolkit, behaviors, or actions supporting their well-being journey positively. It is crucial that courses encompass substantial teachings, theory, and explanations, avoiding reliance solely on practical exercises.
Exclusive to MemberPlus subscribers, courses represent a meaningful income opportunity for Insight Timer teachers. They also serve as an excellent avenue to share more of your work and enable our community to delve deeper into teachings that complement their practice.
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Video
Live Events and Yoga Classes
On Insight Timer, teachers have the opportunity to lead live guided meditations, talks, music performances, yoga classes, and more. They engage with the community in real-time, utilizing not only audio but also video resources to enhance the level of connection.
Live Events are accessible to all Insight Timer users for free and are open to donations. While Live Events do not generate subscription revenue, they serve as valuable tools for directing more individuals to explore your Premium Tracks or Courses at the conclusion of each session.
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To quickly get started as a teacher on our platform, review the Insight Timer's Essentials and build your Publisher Profile. If you require assistance, feel free to reach out to us at publishers@insighttimer.com.