Inclusion Criteria:  Elevated PHQ-8 ≥ 5 at screening and pre-baseline interview Proficient in English Able to provide informed consent Have access to a smartphone that can download apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store For payment purposes, must be a US citizen or a permanent US resident  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 Current suicidal intent and/or high self-injury risk Self-reported history of psychosis Self-reported history of mania Current psychopathology that interferes with study participation as assessed by interview Living or traveling outside the US during the whole study participation period (trips outside US after the interview phase is not an exclusion) AUDIT score ≥ 13 for women and AUDIT score ≥ 15 for men DUDIT score ≥ 8 for women and men