The Best (and Worst) Mindfulness and Meditation Jokes of all time

Updated 9 July 2026

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Welcome to our collection of the best mindfulness and meditation jokes! Humour plays a vital role in mindfulness and meditation practice, bringing lightness and joy to your journey. Remember, if you’re laughing, you’re in the present moment.

Here you'll find a delightful mix of funny mindfulness jokes, one liners, clever meditation puns, and humorous mindful stories that are sure to make you smile. Laughter is a powerful tool for relaxation and stress relief, and these jokes will add a touch of fun to your mindful moments.

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#1
Third Eye
Ok, these jokes may be bad. But please don’t roll your third eye at me.
#2
On the Net
Try Meditation. Because some answers can only be found on the Inner net
#3
It’s Mindful Christmas Time
Why did the meditation student get confused at the office Christmas party?
Because the boss said, "It's time to present the present in the present."
#4
Say ‘Cheese!’
Why do mindful people not take selfies?
Because there is no self to selfie.
#5
Mindful AA
Did you hear about the guy that joined ‘Mindfulness Anonymous’?
He said ‘My name is Michael, and I’ve been stuck in the present moment for 6 months straight.’
#6
Mindful Olympics Time
Q: What do they say to start the meditation Olympics?
A: Ready…..Steady……Stop!
#7
Non-meditator: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something!
Meditator: ‘Don’t just do something, sit there!
#8
Q: Why do mindful meditators love birthdays?
A: They love all the ‘Presents’.
#9
A Meditation student asks their teacher how long it will take them to gain enlightenment if they practice diligently.
"Ten years," says the teacher.
"Well, how about if I really work and double my effort?"
"Twenty years."
#10
A Meditation student asked his teacher, "Am I allowed to send you email?"
"Yes," replied the teacher, "But no attachments please."
#11
Q: Why do mindfulness students love going to airports?
A: Because they always get a free body scan!
#12
Q: Why could the mindfulness teacher not decide which chocolate to buy?
A: Because she was practising choiceless awareness.
#13
Q: What did the meditation teacher say to the business man when teaching him meditation?
A: I want you take three deep, slow breaths....and then…very slowly, let go of your mobile phone.
#14
Q: What’s the most mindful bug in the world?
A: Bees. They are always in ‘be-ing mode’
#15
Q: Why did the meditation teacher give no change when a student paid for a meditation cushion?
A: Because change has to come from within.
#16
Me: Hey buddy, would you like to learn mindfulness?
Friend: Nope...
Me: Why not?
Friend: Mind-ful-ness...that’s crazy...My mind is full enough already!
(my friend actually did say this to me and was serious!)
#17
Why do meditation experts stay away from vacuum cleaners?
Because there’s too many attachments involved.
#18
Why do meditation masters enjoy playing tennis?
Because the scores always start with love, love. The game always begins with a service. And the winner gets a cup that’s empty.
#19
Q: What’s london underground’s way of teaching you to be aware of the silence in your mind?
A: Mind the gap.
#20
When you’re young, you’re always worrying what other people are thinking about you.
When you reach middle age, you no longer care what other people think of you.
And when you’re old, you realise, everyone was just thinking about themselves all along.
#21
I think there’s 4 important things in life.
Compassion for self and others. Recognising that others have difficulties in life, just like you, and to treat them as you treat yourself. Allowing and accepting things to be as they are in this present moment. Peace of mind is the highest happiness.
Or just remember the acronym CRAP for short.
#22
I’m thinking of going on an online digital detox program.
#23
If your brain and your heart swapped places...what would happen?
#24
When someone suggests a new idea: Great idea, let me feel about it…
When you’re in maths class: What’s 2 + 2? Easy, it’s love man.
When you’re not using your head: Don’t be so thinky! Use your heart for goodness sake!
When meditating: Let’s practice some heartfulness meditation
When on London Underground: Heart the gap
When playing games: I’m gonna try some heart training games to keep me loving in older age
When a student isn’t focusing in class: ‘Jonny, can you open your heart more please?
#25
What’s the difference between your friendly yoga teacher and a credit card.
Your yoga teacher is your flexible friend. Your credit card is a piece of plastic.
#26
Why do they keep giving out free chocolate at our meditation retreat?
Because it’s a reTREAT.
#27
For his birthday, one of his students gave the Dalai Lama a big box with a ribbon around it. When he opened the box, he found that it was empty inside.
"Aha," he exclaimed, "just what I wanted!"
#28
Q. What did the sign in the monastery searching for new monks say?
A. Inquire within!
#29
A mindfulness instructor was arrested by a student before the class started…
Apparently it was for pre-meditated murder.
#30
Q: What do you call a mindful wolf?
A: Aware wolf
#31
Q: What did one mindful meditator say to the other mindful meditator?
A: Are you not thinking what I’m not thinking?
#32
Q: Why did the student not want to join the mindfulness class?
A: They said: ‘My mind is full enough!’
#33
Q: Why did the Zen master go to the beach?
A: Because he wanted to ‘seas’ the present moment.
#34
I love meditating in my herb garden…
Good Thymes…
#35
My trainer says I should do less meditating and more lunges to stay in shape.
I said that could be a big step forward.
#36
I’ve taken a vow of silence for the rest of my life....
I can’t tell you how much it means to me.
#37
I’ve know a meditation to make myself disappear.
I can’t see myself sharing it.
#38
Today I'd love to share the 3 unwritten rules of mindfulness:
1.
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#39
What effect do bonsai trees have on meditation?
Very little
#40
What time did the mindful student leave my class to go to the dentist?
Tooth Hurty.
#41
I've started teaching Mindfulness to help reduce sarcasm....
It’s sooooooo goood. You just HAVE to try it.
#42
My client asked for a meditation cushion.
I got her a trampoline instead.
She hit the roof.
#43
Mindfulness Teacher: I wish I could teach meditation at our local library….but we can’t.
Student: Why?
Mindfulness Teacher: It was fully booked.
#44
I can’t believe people who bring selfie sticks to meditation class....
They need to take a long, hard look at themselves.
#45
An astronaut asked if she could join my meditation class.
I say yes, we’ve got space for you.
#46
I reckon meditation & visualization could give me a six pack.
It's a gut feeling.
#47
My friend is so into mindfulness, he calls himself a hippi.
And he calls his wife Mississippi.
#48
Did you know Apple is releasing a new phone For Meditators?
It’s called the iWitness
#49
Q: Why are frogs so mindful?
A: They eat whatever bugs them
#50
When giving a present, remember it’s the thought that counts. Unless it’s for a meditation teacher. In that case, it’s the thought that doesn’t count.
#51
I was going to tell you how meditation can help with time-travelling, but you didn’t like it.
#52
My mindfulness teacher told me I’ll never stop procrastinating until I meditate, and I said just you wait.
#53
I’ve been reading a book about levitating through meditation. It’s so good, I just can’t put it down.
#54
They say mindfulness will help with my inferiority complex, but I’m not so sure.
#55
Can mindfulness help stop me asking rhetorical questions?
#56
Why did the electron show up to the mindfulness class? It felt negative all the time.
#57
Rene Descartes showed up to my mindfulness class. I told him to simply breathe and let go of his thoughts. When I opened my eyes, he’d disappeared.
#58
To the monk that discovered the self is an illusion….thanks for nothing.
#59
Why did the meditator refuse the piece of cake?
Because they have found their inner peace, they don't need another piece.
#60
Why did the chicken cross the mindful road?
It was practising walking meditation!
#61
Why did the chicken cross the road to the zen garden?
It was seeking a state of 'eggstasy'!
#62
Doctor, Doctor, I keep getting distracted while trying to meditate.
Just take it one thought at a time!
#63
What did the tree say to the meditating tree hugger?
Leaf your worries behind, and let’s branch out into the present!
#64
Why did the grape drop into the meditation class on the way to work?
Because it ran out of juice, but it was raisin its awareness!
#65
Why did the meditating tomato turn red?
Because it saw the salad dressing and realized the 'sauce' of its anxiety!
#66
Why did the elephant start attending mindfulness circle?
Because the teacher said they wanted to talk about the elephant in the room.
#67
My mindfulness teacher keeps telling me to meditate in the tree pose, which just isn’t right. I had to put my foot down.
#68
Whats the easiest form of mindfulness?
Mindful eating. It’s a piece of cake.
#69
My doctor said I should try mindful eating.
That’s food for thought.
#70
I love having eskimos in my meditation class. They’re so good at breaking the ice.
#71
Why do eskimos love meditating in groups?
Igloos them together
#72
A carpenter said meditation is about presence.
The teacher said You’ve nailed it’.
#73
A skeleton asked the teacher how much the mindfulness class costs.
The teacher replied ‘For you, an arm and a leg’.
#74
A man working for the local car repair shop started crying uncontrollably in mediation class.
I thought ‘this guy is heading for a breakdown’.
#75
Apparently there’s a type of meditation you can do underwater that can enlighten you instantly.
I’m not holding my breath.
#76
What did the mindfulness teacher say when a herbal medicine walked in?
Aloe, Vera.
#77
I once had a meditation teacher that loved Cod Liver Oil.
I thought the classes were a bit super-fish-oil.
#78
I’ve started a company for Buddhist driving instructors.
It’s called ‘this too will pass’.
#79
I ran a mindfulness class in a forest but one of the students got really sick.
She not out of the woods yet.
#80
I have a feeling most people don’t have a good posture when they meditate .
Call it a hunch
#81
Doctor, Doctor I feel like I’m a meditation app.
Just try to be Calm and get some Headspace
#82
Of course I talk to myself in meditation. Sometimes I need expert advice.
#83
What did the horse say at the meditation retreat?
I’d feel more peaceful in a stable environment.
#84
Apparently 1 in 4 people suffer from depression.
Does that mean 3 out of 4 people enjoy it?
#85
A student asked if meditation can help with issues around revenge.
I said I couldn’t help.
He said ‘We’ll see about that’.
#86
It doesn’t matter if you meditate, do yoga, run, walk, breathe, stretch or tai chi…..At the end of the day, it’s night.
#87
I went to a mindfulness class for overcoming vengeance. If it doesn’t work, someone’s gonna know about it.
#88
Why is coffee so mindful?
It always grounded.
#89
Why did the dog sit under the tree for hours?
It was mastering the art of "paws and reflect."
#90
Customer: Is this meditation cushion satin?
Staff Member: No, it’s brand new
#91
Why was the watch so good at mindfulness?
It always had time on its hands!
#92
I had 7 dwarfs join my meditation class, but only one of them was happy.
#93
Master, I’ve been searching for the secret of life.
Oh I know that!
You know the secret of life?!
Yes of course.
Please tell me the secret.
No.
Why not?!
Because it’s a secret.
#94
Meditating for 2 hours a day has changed my life.
I was constantly late for work, I lost my job, I couldn’t pay my mortgage and lost the house.
#95
I used to have a huge parrot that I took to class everyday. Recently it died.
It was a huge weight off my shoulders
#96
To the person who stole my meditation cushion…I won’t rest until I find you.
#97
Cats can meditate for hours. Don’t ask Meow.
#98
I’ve been asked to teach meditation in lifts. I might take them up on it.
#99
Ever since I started meditating in the elevator, I’ve been reach new heights. It’s next level stuff.
#100
Have you tried mindful archery blindfolded?
You don’t know what you’re missing.
#101
Oasis said they want to join my mindfulness class. I said maybe.
#102
Meditating in a multi-storey car parks is wrong on so many different levels.
#103
The kindest fruit in the world? Compassion fruit.
#104
Did you hear about the circus meditation retreat? It was in tents.
#105
What’s that meditation mantra again?
Not sure, ermmmmmm.
That’s it!
#106
Where did the factory workers meditate?
Aware house
#107
I taught a free meditation class on my roof today.
It was on the house.
#108
What’s the difference between a mindful dude and Santa?
One gives out presents for the living. The other gives the gift of presence.
#109
Student: Is it ok if I smoke while I meditate?
Teacher: No way!
Student: Is it ok if meditate every time I smoke?
Teacher: Sure, great idea!
#110
My psychiatrist says I need to meditate more.
I said I wanted a second opinion.
He said ‘Ok, you need to do more yoga too’.
#111
I meditated on compassion so much that even my spam emails started to look endearing.
#112
Why did the meditation cushion refuse to argue?
It had no leg to stand on.
#113
Did a silent retreat at home.
Realised my fridge is louder than my mind.
#114
Why did the mindful electrician meditate?
To appreciate the current moment.
#115
Why did the mindful taxi driver never use a satnav?
He believed all roads lead here.
#116
My friend asked, “How do you know if a meditation is working?”
I said, “When you stop asking if it’s working.”
#117
Why did the mindful gardener talk to his plants?
To practise active listening.
#118
Why did the meditation cushion sign up for therapy?
It kept getting sat on.
#119
The non‑dual taxi driver’s favourite song?
“We Are Family,” because we literally are.
#120
The non‑dual plumber believes all leaks go back to the same source.
#121
Why do non‑dualists make terrible weather forecasts?
They always say, “There’s no cloud, only sky.”
#122
Jokes about Breathwork and Breathing Exercises
My friend said I should take a deep breath…
I told him, “That’s a lot of pressure.”
#123
I tried to hold my breath for two minutes…
But I didn’t have the lung-gevity.
#124
What did one nostril say to the other?
“Stop picking on me!”
#125
My lungs started a book club:
first pick, Gone with the Wind.
#126
Why was alternate nostril breathing so indecisive?
It just couldn’t pick a side.
#127
I practiced coherent breathing on the radio…
And finally got everyone on the same wavelength.
#128
Oxygen and magnesium went on a date…
It was O-Mg!
#129
Hide and Seek
Why do mindful people never lose at hide and seek?
Because wherever you go, there they are.
#130
Starting Tomorrow
I joined a meditation group for procrastinators.
We’re starting tomorrow.
#131
The Silent Retreat
I asked my friend how her ten-day silent retreat went.
She said she’d rather not say.
#132
On Mute
Our online meditation class sat in complete silence for twenty minutes.
Turns out the teacher was on mute. Best class ever.
#133
My Inner Critic
I invited my inner critic along to meditation class.
He said the cushion looked cheap.

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Third Eye

On the Net

It’s Mindful Christmas Time

Say ‘Cheese!’

Mindful AA

Mindful Olympics Time

Jokes about Breathwork and Breathing Exercises

Hide and Seek

Starting Tomorrow

The Silent Retreat

On Mute

My Inner Critic

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