Mindvalley review: is Mindvalley legit, and what to know about auto-renewal and refunds

Mindvalley is a personal-growth platform founded by Vishen Lakhiani. Its main product is an annual membership to video “Quests” taught by well-known authors and coaches. We read Mindvalley's own membership, help and refund pages, its Trustpilot and BBB profiles, eight Reddit threads with their comments, five YouTube reviews (transcripts, descriptions and comments) and three federal court filings.

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Last verified: 2 November 2026 · Research-based review (we did not buy a membership) · Prices, ratings and counts are as shown on the cited pages on that date

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The short version

• What it is: a subscription library of “110+ Courses”, 1,000+ meditations, live calls and a member community (Mindvalley membership page).
• Price: the homepage says “Access one [Pathway] for $299/year, or all six and 110+ programs for $499/year”. The membership page shows “$41.50 /month”. Promotions change the price often (see below).
• Refunds: 15 days from the first web purchase. Mindvalley's refund policy says “renewal payments are non-refundable”.
• Auto-renewal: “All Mindvalley Memberships are set to auto-renew.”
• BBB: rating F, not accredited, 91 complaints in 3 years (13 in the last 12 months), 78 unanswered, plus a BBB alert about cancellation complaints (2 Nov 2026).
• Trustpilot: 4.3 from 10,362 reviews. Trustpilot's panel says the company has not invited customers recently, “so reviews may not be representative”.
• Courts: at least three consumer class actions over subscriptions and renewals have been filed since 2022. These are allegations; we found no ruling against Mindvalley.

Is Mindvalley legit?

Yes, in the sense that it is a real company selling a real product. BBB lists the business as started in 2003, with Vishen Lakhiani as founder and CEO. Independent reviewers who used the platform, including critics, describe real courses by real teachers (for example Jim Kwik, Marisa Peer, Paul McKenna, Ken Wilber and Nir Eyal), and a 15-day refund policy is published in writing. Most Trustpilot reviewers are positive, and Mindvalley replies to negative reviews there.

But “legit” is not the same as “low-risk”. The recurring complaints are about billing: renewals people say they did not expect, refunds refused or delayed, and difficulty reaching a human. Those complaints appear independently on BBB, Trustpilot, Reddit and YouTube, and they match what three class-action complaints allege. Mindvalley's own written terms explain part of the friction: renewals are non-refundable, a refund cancels access at once, app-store purchases are outside Mindvalley's refund policy, and several flagship programs are not part of the membership.

Price, renewal and refund terms (from Mindvalley's own pages)

• Plans: $299 a year for one of six Pathways (mind, body, relationships, business, influence and spirit), or $499 a year for all of them, per the homepage. Reviewers and commenters report other prices: an April 2025 YouTube review gives $99 a month or $499 a year, the same reviewer later quoted “$49/month or $299/year” in a comment, and other commenters mention $399 and $899 a year. We could not confirm a monthly price on Mindvalley's pages on 2 November 2026, so check the checkout page.
• 15-day guarantee: the membership page says “15-day money back guarantee” and “100% Risk-Free: Cancel within 15 days, one-click”. The Refund Policies article (updated 31 August 2026) gives 15 days from the initial purchase and says the policy covers web purchases only.
• Renewals: the same article says “renewal payments are non-refundable” and “All Mindvalley Memberships are set to auto-renew”. The Membership FAQs (updated 9 October 2026) add: “It auto-renews annually unless you cancel. Canceling auto-renew stops future charges but does not issue a refund.”
• Reminders and retention offers: the subscription help article says “We send email reminders before the new cycle begins”. When you try to cancel you may be offered a discount (up to 30% on annual plans). The refund button appears only if you are eligible.
• Refund means losing access: the membership page and the subscription help article say a refund ends access immediately. Cancelling auto-renew instead keeps access to the end of the paid period.
• App purchases: subscriptions bought in the iOS or Android app follow Apple's or Google's policies, not Mindvalley's 15-day guarantee.
• Taxes: VAT or sales tax can be added at checkout depending on your country. Mindvalley confirmed this in a Trustpilot reply in August 2026.

What is actually inside the membership

Courses are called Quests. According to the Membership FAQs, a Quest is a guided program of about 30 to 35 days with short daily lessons of around 20 minutes. The membership includes most Quests and their bonuses, live calls with teachers, the Be Extraordinary seminar and the Quest meditations. Mindvalley also promotes an AI companion called “EVE” and a curriculum built around the six Pathways.

Not included, per the same FAQ: Lifebook Online, Evercoach and certification programs (for example Holobody), Unlimited Abundance Live, Mindvalley Membership Pro, Be Extraordinary at Work and WildFit. The membership page adds that Mastery, Certification and partner programs are excluded. These are sold separately, and Reddit posters describe some of them, such as a four-month Manifesting Mastery program, at $4,999. After you cancel, Membership Quests are removed from your account.

Independent reviewers describe the format the same way. Being Integrated, a meditation YouTuber who says Mindvalley approached them for a review, says the courses are broken into small daily chunks that are easy to digest but less in-depth than the teachers' books, and praises the community discussion under each lesson. Vitaliy Lano, a member of more than four years, says “most lessons are 10 to 15 minutes long”.

What members and former members say

About the allegations on this page. Statements from Reddit, Trustpilot or YouTube users are their own opinions or accounts. We quote or summarise them with a link and date; we have not verified them, and we do not present them as fact.

BBB

The BBB profile for Mindvalley LLC (Beaverton, Oregon) shows a rating of F, not accredited. The rating details give the main reason as “Failure to respond to 78 complaint(s)”. The complaints page lists 91 complaints in the last three years and 13 in the last 12 months: 78 unanswered, 9 resolved and 4 answered. By type: product 46, service 25, billing 11, sales and advertising 4, order 3, customer service 1 and delivery 1.

BBB also displays an alert. It says that on 27 January 2025 BBB investigated Mindvalley LLC's practices after “complaints alleging consumers are having difficulty cancelling their subscriptions”, that “Mindvalley LLC's does not have an Oregon registration” according to the Oregon Secretary of State, and that “To date, the business has not responded.” We have not checked Oregon's register ourselves.

Examples from February 2026, as described by the complainants:

• A $49 charge months after cancelling a monthly plan. Marked resolved: the customer confirmed a refund on 4 March 2026.
• A $299 charge with access to only two programs, then being told there was no subscription to cancel or refund. Unanswered.
• $698 of duplicate charges (Lifebook, Membership Pro and a coaching deposit) that the customer says Mindvalley acknowledged but did not repay. Unanswered.
• Enrolment in a second, more expensive subscription without consent, and further charge attempts after a written cancellation. Unanswered.

The three latest BBB customer reviews are all negative (“Don't sign up. If you do and you need to cancel be sure to speak with a live person.”). BBB reminds readers to weigh complaint numbers against a company's size; Mindvalley says it has more than a million members.

Trustpilot

Mindvalley's Trustpilot profile shows 4.3 from 10,362 reviews, 625 of them in the last 12 months. It is a claimed profile with a paid Trustpilot subscription. Trustpilot's panel says the company has not invited customers recently, “so reviews may not be representative”. The panel says Mindvalley “Replied to 100% of negative reviews” and typically within a week.

• Recent reviews are mostly five-star and often thank the support team. One reviewer (30 October 2026) writes that “they refunded my subscription”.
• Trustpilot's own AI summary mentions “unexpected communication challenges regarding subscription renewals”.
• Among the one-star reviews: Stephen (23 October 2026) received a “$249 renewal notice for a subscription I cancelled 2 years ago”. Mindvalley replied asking him to email support so it could “ensure you receive a full refund”.
• Kay (10 August 2026) says a $299 refund approved on 3 July had still not arrived after “more than 50 messages” and “at least seven different deadlines”. Mindvalley replied that a supervisor had contacted her.
• Josi (23 September 2026) says she was charged for another year and that the charge followed her new card because it was linked to the Apple App Store. Mindvalley replied that memberships “auto-renew unless cancelled prior to the renewal date” and that in-app purchases are managed by Apple or Google.
• Xavier (August 2026) says older “lifetime access” courses disappeared from his account after a platform change. Mindvalley replied that management had emailed him a proposal for replacement Quests.

Reddit

We read eight Reddit threads with their comments (r/selfimprovement, r/Meditation, r/awakened, r/CustomerService, r/lawofattraction and r/LifeCoachSnark). Usernames and dates are as posted.

Members, positive:

• u/nonguru22 (27 Nov 2022, r/Meditation): “have the annual subscription and it’s amazing if you discipline yourself to not just jump from one course to the next.”
• u/nightn1ght (same thread): “I had it once and canceled it within 15 days with no issue”, rejoined later at a Black Friday discount, and calls it “worth every penny”. The same user posted step-by-step refund instructions.
• u/justhereforgonewild3 (3 Jun 2021, r/awakened) says the Silva Ultramind course improved their meditation.
• u/Mrsdee1 (Jun 2024, r/selfimprovement): “so far I love it”, then four months later: “i can say I didnt ise it much.”

Members and former members, negative or mixed:

• u/Mariposa-Poppy-760 (9 May 2025, r/awakened) lost their home in the January 2025 Los Angeles fires (the post says “January 2024”), missed the renewal date, and says Mindvalley “refused to refund $399, despite my total loss, despite zero usage”, offering three extra months instead.
• u/Jazzlike_Yam6699 (25 Jul 2025, same thread): “I was charged $299 … No refund even though I cancelled five days after I signed up.” This contradicts Mindvalley's 15-day policy; we cannot verify what happened.
• u/AppointmentFar3333 (17 Sep 2025, r/CustomerService) says their disabled mother was auto-renewed for a year she did not want and that, after an hour with a chatbot, Mindvalley refused to refund the renewal.
• u/PresentationNeat3159 (20 Jun 2024, r/selfimprovement): “It's great but the app will eventually fail you”, describing being locked out of paid meditations and “a whatsapp address with an AI gatekeeper”. u/katekni (Nov 2024), a former member, calls that description “highly accurate” but says the Quests “can be life changing”.
• u/philatellie (Aug 2024, same thread) took Regan Hillyer's manifesting Quest, kept “a few key points”, and “unsubscribed after two months”.
• u/She_and_herQuestions (Jun 2021, r/awakened) says a program's two-week trial was counted from enrolment rather than the course start date, so no refund was given. This is an older, single account.

Other threads (r/lawofattraction, r/LifeCoachSnark, r/selfimprovement) are mostly opinions about Vishen Lakhiani's self-promotion or about individual teachers rather than first-hand billing reports. Some commenters in these threads offer cheap or unofficial copies of Mindvalley courses; we ignored those comments.

YouTube

We read the transcripts, descriptions and comments of five Mindvalley review videos. Four carry Mindvalley affiliate or tracked discount links, so we treat them as promotional:

• Vitaliy Lano, “Mindvalley Exposed After 5 Years”: positive, and says Mindvalley “isn't a quick fix”. The description has a “$100 off” Mindvalley link, and in a comment reply he writes “Yes, I am an affiliate”.
• Upskill with Catherine, “Is Mindvalley Actually Worth Your Money in 2026?” (affiliate links disclosed): calls it “one of the most expensive learning platforms out there” that “only offers around 100 courses”, but notes the 15-day refund.
• Amanda van der Gulik, membership review (affiliate links disclosed): very positive.
• Piece Of The Pie With Ty, “The Brutal Truth After 2 Years”: the description and pinned comment carry a Mindvalley affiliate link. No transcript was available to us.

The one review without an affiliate link is Being Integrated's “I actually tried Mindvalley: A brutally honest review” (92,000 views). The reviewer says Mindvalley offered a referral code and they refused: “I'm not going to link to them at all”. They criticise the marketing and “big lofty promises about transformation”, praise the community features and a few teachers, and conclude it is “very expensive” and suits people for whom about $500 a year “is not a lot of money”.

Comments from people who say they were members:

• Positive: @CarmeloSerrano_ (“Was a member for 3 years … would recommend. But it does take work”), @getaboutlife (“completed several courses/Quests”), @VivaBlackHouseOfHealing (“transformative for me”) and @shreyamishra4457 (one teacher's course “helped me a lot”).
• Negative: @tinathene (“They wont let you cancel!!!!!”), @c88485 (“they refused to do the 100% no questions asked money back guarantee. They just refused to respond to my requests”), @Lala-lw6pi (a purchased course was “deleted … when they changed their site; the lifetime guarantee disappeared”), @sittalpatel5933 (“Cancelled after a month”) and @kimkarma1 (stopped using it).

Lawsuits (court filings we read)

Everything in a complaint is an allegation made by the plaintiffs' lawyers. None of these cases has produced a finding against Mindvalley that we could find.

• Ali and Perkins v. Mindvalley, LLC, N.D. Cal. No. 3:22-cv-08578, filed 13 December 2022 (complaint). It is a putative class action under California's Automatic Renewal Law and the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act. It alleges that “at the check-out screen customers were misled into believing that they signed up for a free service only to incur an unexpected charge.” Docket aggregators list the case as closed in 2023. We have not seen the closing papers, so we do not know whether it settled or was dropped.
• Jones and Weiss v. Mindvalley, Inc., N.D. Cal. No. 5:25-cv-08530 (govinfo), a putative class action listed under “Other Fraud”. A stipulation filed on 8 May 2026 says the complaint was served on 22 October 2025, Mindvalley filed its answer on 19 December 2025, and the parties paused the case for mediation before JAMS, rescheduled to 23 June 2026. A filing dated 11 August 2026 shows the case still open. We have not read the complaint itself.
• Larsen v. Mindvalley Inc., E.D.N.Y. No. 1:26-cv-02426, filed 23 April 2026 (complaint), a putative class action under New York's automatic-renewal law. It alleges that “100% Risk-Free: Cancel within 15 days, one-click” is misleading because getting a refund requires a separate request through “numerous windows and dark patterns”, and that renewal terms are not clearly disclosed. The named plaintiff says she paid $299 in December 2023, was refused a refund, could not cancel, was charged $199 for a renewal in December 2024 and got the money back through PayPal. The complaint seeks at least $50 million.

Docket aggregators list further consumer cases against Mindvalley entities in other courts in 2024–2026. We have not read those filings and do not describe them.

Mindvalley's side

• The 15-day guarantee and the renewal terms are published in writing, and the help centre explains how to cancel and request a refund.
• Mindvalley says it emails a reminder before each renewal.
• On Trustpilot it replies to negative reviews, often offering to investigate and refund. Several recent positive reviews say refunds were handled.
• In court, Mindvalley has filed an answer in the Jones case and taken part in mediation. Filing an answer is how a defendant contests claims; we have not read its contents.
• The membership page's FAQ answers “Is Mindvalley credible?” with “Yes” and says cancelling is “straightforward … without any hidden hoops to jump through”. Those are the seller's own claims.
• Its help centre says you “always keep lifetime access to any Quests you purchased individually”. That is relevant to the reports of lost “lifetime” courses above, which may concern older products from before the current platform; we could not verify either side.

How we counted the evidence

Our verdict

Legit, but caution on billing. Mindvalley is a real, established company with real content, and plenty of members say they value it. We found no evidence that it is a scam. The evidence does show a persistent billing problem: renewals that people did not expect, refunds that are refused or slow, and support that some users say is hard to reach. BBB's F rating reflects unanswered complaints rather than a judgment on the courses, and the class actions are unproven allegations. But the pattern is consistent across independent sources.

It may suit you if: you want short daily lessons on personal-growth topics, you have looked at the specific Quests you want, and $299–$499 a year is affordable. Before you pay: buy on the website rather than in the app if you want the 15-day guarantee. Screenshot the price and renewal terms. Turn off auto-renew straight away if you are unsure (you keep access to the end of the term). Request any refund in writing within 15 days. Skip it if: you mainly want a particular program that is excluded from the membership, or you want depth, since the teachers' books often go further.

Corrections and right of reply. If you are Mindvalley or represent the seller, or you think anything here is wrong or out of date, email hello@active-learning-site.com with the page and a source. We will check it, correct the page if needed and publish a factual response from the seller.

Alternatives

• For broad, celebrity-taught video lessons, compare MasterClass; for practical skills, Skillshare or Udemy, where you can buy single courses.
• For meditation alone, several free apps exist, and many Mindvalley teachers have published books covering the same material.
• Other creator programs we checked: creator course reviews.

Mindvalley FAQ

Sources and last verified

Last verified: 2 November 2026. Official pages and community sources were read on that date. Court filings are cited by case number; allegations in them are unproven.

1. Mindvalley homepage (seller) — read 2 Nov 2026; pricing, Pathways, teachers
2. Mindvalley membership page (seller) — read 2 Nov 2026; $41.50/month, 15-day guarantee, exclusions
3. Mindvalley Help: Membership FAQs (seller) — updated 9 Oct 2026; Quests, inclusions, auto-renewal
4. Mindvalley Help: Refund Policies (seller) — updated 31 Aug 2026; 15 days, renewals non-refundable
5. Mindvalley Help: Manage subscription, cancel or request a refund (seller) — updated 20 Oct 2026; reminders, retention offers
6. Mindvalley Help: Cancelling Apple or Google Play subscriptions (seller) — read 2 Nov 2026
7. BBB: Mindvalley LLC profile — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; reviews, business details
8. BBB: Mindvalley LLC rating details and alert — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; F rating, alert
9. BBB: Mindvalley LLC complaints — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; counts and complaint texts
10. Trustpilot: www.mindvalley.com — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026
11. Trustpilot: www.mindvalley.com, 1-star reviews — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026
12. Ali and Perkins v. Mindvalley, LLC, N.D. Cal. 3:22-cv-08578, complaint (RECAP) — filed 13 Dec 2022
13. Jones and Weiss v. Mindvalley, Inc., N.D. Cal. 5:25-cv-08530 (govinfo) — Docs 30 and 39 read 2 Nov 2026
14. Larsen v. Mindvalley Inc., E.D.N.Y. 1:26-cv-02426, complaint — filed 23 Apr 2026; copy hosted by Truth in Advertising
15. Reddit r/awakened 1kipz5l — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; post and comments
16. Reddit r/selfimprovement 1d90yn2 — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; comments
17. Reddit r/Meditation z5vxkr — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; comments
18. Reddit r/CustomerService 1njnmth — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; post
19. Reddit r/awakened nrgljn — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026; post and comments
20. Reddit r/lawofattraction kghkh8 — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026
21. Reddit r/LifeCoachSnark 1bwmqdn — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026
22. Reddit r/selfimprovement 1q78utx — read via Apify 2 Nov 2026
23. YouTube: Being Integrated, “I actually tried Mindvalley” (no affiliate link) — transcript; comments via Apify 2 Nov 2026
24. YouTube: Vitaliy Lano, “Mindvalley Exposed After 5 Years” (affiliate) — transcript; comments via Apify 2 Nov 2026
25. YouTube: Upskill with Catherine (affiliate) — transcript; comments via Apify 2 Nov 2026
26. YouTube: Amanda van der Gulik (affiliate) — transcript; comments via Apify 2 Nov 2026
27. YouTube: Piece Of The Pie With Ty (affiliate) — description and comments via Apify 2 Nov 2026