Finding Mindfulness On-the-go
Our phones, with all their distractions, notifications, and addictiveness, may also be our best bet for bringing some mindfulness to our lives. The number of people that are recurring to self-care apps is increasing all the time, stress-reducing apps are ruling and raking in millions. Meditation is scientifically proven to lower stress levels, eliminate negative thoughts, worries, anxiety, chronic pain such as headaches, all factors that can prevent you feeling happy. Meditation apps are a great as they help you continue anytime, anywhere, putting the power of mindfulness in the palm of your hand.
Here’s a list of the top 3 meditation apps curated by our team for discovering your mediation groove:
- Headspace: Our team’s best pick. One of the most well known meditation apps out there. You’ll get hundred of well structured guided meditations that will help you find calmness and balance in your life. This app will get beginning meditators started and help them maintain the habit. Design-wise, this app includes a fun illustrated interface which make the experience even better.
2. Calm: For more experienced meditators. With this award winning app, you will get calming exercises with guided sessions, breathing techniques to help you relax, sleep stories to lull you to sleep, mindful walking meditations and even a section with meditations for kids between 3 and 17.
3. Ten Percent: Made by ABC news anchor Dan Harris, who had an on-air panic attack in 2004 and later found meditation, this app designed for skeptics, will help you discover meditation through daily audio and video from leaders in the field that will teach you what to do in the simples way posible.
