Gaia vs Mindvalley vs Next Level Soul TV: Which Is Right for You?

Gaia is the better choice if you want a very large video library to browse. Mindvalley is the better choice if you want a structured, coaching-style program. Next Level Soul TV is the better choice if you are a spiritual seeker who wants movies, real teachers, courses and audiobooks in one grounded place, with the entire Mastery catalog included on the yearly plan.

This guide compares all three on price, content, learning style and fit. A note on honesty: we publish this on Next Level Soul, which runs NLS TV, so we are not neutral, and we say so up front. Every Gaia and Mindvalley fact below comes from their own official pages, checked on November 3, 2026. Prices change, so confirm them before you buy. Then judge for yourself.

Gaia vs Mindvalley at a Glance

Gaia and Mindvalley prices and offers were listed on each company’s official page on November 3, 2026. NLS TV prices are our own current plans. Taxes may apply, and offers can change at any time.

What Is Gaia?

Gaia is a membership video platform focused on conscious living. Its own site describes thousands of documentaries, inspirational movies and shorts, dozens of original series, and hundreds of yoga and meditation classes. Its navigation groups content into series, docs and movies, yoga, meditation, alternative healing, transformation and a “seeking truth” area that covers metaphysics, ancient origins and the paranormal.

You can use it on iPhone, Android, iPad, Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV, and it offers apps on any internet-connected device that supports the Gaia app. The experience feels like a themed video library. You pick a topic, press play and move on when you are done.

Gaia plans as listed

• Monthly: $13.99 billed monthly, cancel any time.
• Annual: $119 a year, which works out to $9.92 a month.
• Gaia+: $299 a year ($24.92 a month), which adds live and replay events.
• Trial: the first 7 days are free on the monthly and annual plans.

What Is Mindvalley?

Mindvalley is a personal growth membership built around guided programs. Its membership page promises complete access to “100+ programs” taught by well-known experts in areas such as manifesting, health, longevity, relationships and parenting. It also lists more than 1,000 guided meditations, hypnotherapies and relaxation sounds, a private social network for members, live classes and workshops, and an AI curriculum that adapts to your job title, country and interests.

The format is different from Gaia. Mindvalley calls its courses Quests, and the pitch is to learn and practice something, not just to watch. For background on the founder and the company story, read our Mindvalley and Vishen Lakhiani piece.

Mindvalley price as listed

• Annual: $41.50 a month, billed annually at $499, cancel any time.
• Guarantee: a 15-day money-back guarantee on the initial subscription fee for purchases made directly on its website.
• Not included: the Mastery and Certification series and partner programs such as Lifebook, and installment payments are not offered.

Price Comparison: What You Pay

On the listed annual plans, Gaia is the lowest at about $9.92 a month, NLS TV sits in the middle at about $16.58, and Mindvalley is the highest at about $41.50. The price tells only half the story, because each one includes something different.

Here is the honest read. Gaia is the cheapest on paper, and it is a good low-cost library. Mindvalley costs $499 a year and keeps some programs outside the plan. A single NLS Mastery course sells for $127 on its own, so the $199 yearly NLS TV plan, which includes the entire Mastery catalog plus the movie and audiobook library, is where the value lives. The cheaper option is only a better deal if you will actually use it. The one that gives you the most to use is the better deal.

Content Comparison: What You Will Watch or Learn

Gaia content

Expect big-picture, curiosity-driven topics: ancient history, consciousness, alternative health, yoga and the unexplained. It is easy to browse for an evening and follow your interest. Quality and depth vary from title to title, as with any large library.

Mindvalley content

Expect a teacher-led program with exercises, daily practice and a clear outcome, such as a morning routine, better sleep or a new belief about money. It asks more of you in time and effort, and it gives more structure in return.

Next Level Soul TV content

Expect movies, series and documentaries on awakening, consciousness, near-death experiences, the paranormal and healing, along with NLS Originals, audiobooks, audio courses, guided meditations and sleep stories. The tone is grounded: teachers are guides that help you remember the power is already within you. On the yearly plan, the Mastery courses add the structure and practice that a movie library alone cannot.

Side by side

• Depth: Mindvalley goes deeper on one topic. Gaia goes wider across many. NLS TV does both, with movies for the wide view and Mastery courses for the deep dive.
• Effort: Gaia is lean-back. Mindvalley is lean-in. NLS TV lets you choose either on the same login.
• Variety: Gaia leads on sheer title count, and a bigger number is not the same as a better library. Mindvalley wins on practices and audio. NLS TV is curated: every title is chosen for a seeker, not added to inflate a count, and it puts movies, audiobooks, audio courses, meditations, sleep stories and Mastery in one place.
• Accountability: Mindvalley has a community and live classes. Gaia is mostly on your own. NLS TV adds events and workshops on the yearly plan.

Where Next Level Soul TV Fits In

Next Level Soul TV is the membership we built for the person this whole comparison is really about: the seeker. Maybe you started with a documentary on Gaia. Maybe you finished a program on Mindvalley. Somewhere along the way you wanted all of it in one place, with teachers you can trust and a path that never tells you something is wrong with you.

That is the gap NLS TV fills. One platform. One login. Movies, series, documentaries, NLS Originals, audiobooks, audio courses, guided meditations and sleep stories, all commercial-free. Watch at watch.nextlevelsoul.com or on Apple iOS, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, LG and Roku.

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What you get inside

• Movies, series and documentaries on awakening, consciousness, near-death experiences, the paranormal and healing, including NLS Originals you will not find anywhere else.
• Audiobooks, audio courses, guided meditations and sleep stories for the walk, the drive or the quiet hour before bed.
• NLS Live, a 24/7 channel for the evenings you want something on without choosing.
• On the yearly plan: the entire NLS Mastery catalog of premium courses, with new classes added monthly, plus NLS events and workshops.

Why seekers choose it

Grounded teaching comes first. Next Level Soul stands on one belief: the power is within you, and every teacher, book and course is a guide that helps you remember who you already are. There is no fear and no “you are not enough” here.

The teachers are real, and the library is deep. Guests include Zach Bush, Gregg Braden, Anita Moorjani, Darryl Anka, Debra Silverman and Nikki Dutta, across 3,500+ hours of content. Our work has been watched and downloaded more than 350 million times across platforms, and the community behind it is built on a simple idea: we rise by lifting others.

What it costs

Backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee, and you can cancel anytime. Gaia is cheaper on paper and Mindvalley costs more than twice as much, but only the NLS TV yearly plan puts a movie library, audiobooks and a full premium course catalog under one price.

To see the style of titles before you decide, start with our lists of spiritual awakening movies, paranormal movies on NLS TV and near-death experience documentaries.

Who Each Platform Is Best For

How to Choose in Four Steps

1. Name your goal. Entertainment and curiosity point to Gaia. A specific change through coaching points to Mindvalley. A broader spiritual path points to Next Level Soul TV. We also do entertainment and curiosity, with movies, series and documentaries, and we also do guided change with our Mastery teachers. That makes NLS TV the best of both worlds, at a price well below Mindvalley’s.
2. Check your time. If you can commit 15 to 30 minutes a day, a program works. If you want random evening viewing, a library works.
3. Test before you commit. Use Gaia’s 7-day trial or Mindvalley’s 15-day guarantee, check the current offer on the Next Level Soul TV Join Us page, and watch what you actually open.
4. Set a calendar reminder. Cancel before renewal if you are not using it.

If you want courses on a specific skill and not a membership, see our guide to manifestation courses, and for listening on the go, our best spiritual audiobooks.

Questions to Ask Before You Pay

A membership only pays off if it fits how you live. Ask yourself these before you enter a card number:

• Will I open it this week? If the honest answer is no, wait.
• Do I want entertainment, education or change? Each points to a different product.
• Am I paying for content I could get free? Free masterclasses, library books and public lectures cover many basics.
• What does cancelling involve? Read the billing and cancellation steps on the official page, including when access ends.
• Which device will I use? Confirm the app exists for your TV or phone.

Common Mistakes When Choosing

1. Buying the annual plan first. Test with a free window or a monthly plan if one is offered.
2. Judging by the price alone. A cheap library you never open costs more than a program you finish.
3. Expecting a shortcut. No platform transforms you by itself. Practice does the work.
4. Ignoring the fine print. Some programs, certifications and partner content may sit outside the base plan, as Mindvalley’s page notes.
5. Collecting memberships. One you use beats three you forget.

Pros and Cons

Gaia

• Pros: large library, low price, yoga and meditation included, easy to browse.
• Cons: uneven depth, less accountability, some topics are not scientifically established.

Mindvalley

• Pros: structured programs, teacher variety, community, audio library, money-back window.
• Cons: higher price, requires effort, some programs and certifications are not included.

Next Level Soul TV

• Pros: movies, series, audiobooks, audio courses, guided meditations and sleep stories on one login, the entire Mastery catalog and events on the yearly plan, commercial-free, a grounded tone, a 14-day money-back guarantee, cancel anytime.
• Cons: content is in English for now, the yearly plan costs more upfront than Gaia’s, and the library is smaller than Gaia’s listed count, because we curate instead of padding it with titles.

Who Might Skip All Three

You may not need any of them. If you are new to spiritual topics and only want a taste, a library card, free podcasts and a few well-reviewed books can cover the basics at no cost. If you are working through anxiety, grief or trauma, a licensed therapist offers support that a video library or a course cannot replace. Use these platforms as a supplement, not a substitute, and start small before you commit to a year.

Final Verdict

Pick Gaia if all you want is a wide, affordable library to browse. Pick Mindvalley if you want a coaching-style program and are happy to pay $499 a year for it.

Pick Next Level Soul TV if you want what most seekers eventually want: movies that open the mind, teachers who point you back to yourself, audiobooks and courses to go deeper, and a yearly plan that includes the entire Mastery catalog for $199. Replace 6 Apps With One Powerful Platform.

We run it, so weigh our view accordingly. But if you are a spiritual seeker, we believe Next Level Soul TV is the best place to start and the best place to stay.

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