The 5 Best Mindfulness and Meditation Apps

With task reminders, calendar appointments and emails lighting up your smartphone screen all day, your phone may feel like stressful object in your life. But with the recent trend in social media and the wider world towards Mindfulness, app developers have been hard at work making sure our phones are also tools to help strengthen our mental health.

You don’t have to be at a yoga retreat in Bali to meditate and be mindful. You might listen to these resources on your train commute, lying on your bed at night when you can’t sleep, or getting ready for a day you don’t feel up to yet.

These apps are designed to work around your needs and your schedule, and with a number of options out there, we’re sure after a bit of trial-and-error, you’ll find the key to some pretty amazing change in your mental health.

1. Headspace

Headspace is highly customisable. The app guides you through meditations, and you can set up a schedule to reach goals you have in mind, or do a different thing every day depending on how you feel. Having this app on your phone means that if you have moments at work or on your commute where you need to bring yourself into the present and out of panic, you can do that with the tap of a button.

The basic pack is free, and if you find it helpful you can subscribe for $12.99/ month.

2. Calm

Calm is a meditation app with a large library of options to calm an array of stresses and anxieties. One of the most downloaded apps, they focus on gratitude, self-esteem and managing stress. If you’re a newbie to meditation and aren’t really certain it’s for you, Calm’s free meditation sessions are a fantastic resource that suits a range of needs, from sleep problems to issues breathing and travel anxiety.

If you are amazed by the effects Calm has in your life, you can subscribe for $14.99/ month.

3. Away

Away is the most downloaded meditation and mindfulness app. The only not free app on our list, Away is a high quality, expertly arranged library of looped audio sounds designed to help you destress by putting you in another setting altogether. With the ability for these tracks to transport you to a forest, beach, mountaintop, or just about anywhere you can think of, at $21.99, it isn’t surprising this app is so popular.

4. The Mindfulness App

If you’d like to track your experience with mindfulness, this app makes that easy. The in-app calendar keeps track of your programs, progress, and goals, which can be really helpful in tracking the effects of these programs on your stress levels, to keep track of your favourites and make sure you’re enjoying the mindfulness that really works for you. If the more structured approach takes your fancy after trying it out, you can subscribe for $9.99.

5. Stop, Breathe & Think

The title says it all. This app is about making sure in our hectic work and personal lives, we take the necessary time to slow down, or even stop, to check in on ourselves. Sometimes we put a lot of time into caring for others, without giving ourselves that same thought. With personalized meditation and mindfulness recommendations, Stop, Breathe & Think makes sure you understand your own emotions, habits, and state of mind, to make sure they’re all the healthiest they can be. If you like this up-and-coming mindfulness app as much as we do after trying it out free, you will be able to subscribe for $14.99.

We hope prioritising Mindfulness in your day sees you happier, more productive, and more present in every facet of your day.

Do you use a mindfulness and meditation app we didn’t mention? Let us know your favourite in the comments below, and tell us if using these resources makes your phone feel like a friendlier weight in your pocket.

 

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