Meditation is a way to align your mind, soul, and spirit. Its regular practice can help you cure anxiety, depression, stressful thoughts, overthinking, and many more. It helps a person to connect to their thoughts and themselves. It is making a comeback in people’s lives as the world realizes how important it is to take care of oneself. Yet, a massive number of the population doesn’t know how to meditate, where to begin, for how long one has to meditate, etc. The modern solution to these queries is the mobile app. Yes, mobile applications because they are so advanced now that you get to learn mediation through it while it produces good music, different levels, and duration of meditation, etc. for you. These apps can be personalized to one’s requirements.
Below mentioned are the most used, popular, and useful meditation apps:
Calm
This is a unique app as it includes bedtime stories for you, exclusive music focused on sleep & calmness, and also drives your focus on various topics such as gratitude, happiness, mindfulness, positive affirmations, etc. You can join regular 10-minutes programs to unwind your mind during any time of the day. There are separate programs for beginners and advanced users. I also include soundscapes of heavy rain, campfire, etc. to help you drift off to peaceful sleep. You can track your progress with mindful minutes and daily streaks features and save your data on the Apple Health app.
Headspace
This app will provide you with meditations that will guide and shift your focus on exercise and sleep. Every day this app brings you a new topic to think about and helps you begin your day thoughtfully. Its Move Mode workout and mindful cardio will keep you focused on everyday tasks mindfully. You can also set 2-3 mini meditations during stressful work hours to calm yourself. If you have any mental illness, join the SOS sessions to deal with panic attacks.
The mindfulness
You can get access to free and guided meditation sessions on this app for 3 to 30 minutes at a time, depending on your focus level. You can begin with a 5-day, guided introduction and practice. You can keep track of your progress on the given statistics, and you can also synchronize your meditation practices with the Health app. Subscribe to their premium plans for gaining more focus, meditation time, and better guidance, etc.
Insight Timer
This app also provides you with multiple guided meditation to which the time duration can be set according to your preferences. It has various music options to help you concentrate during your meditation sessions. You can follow any teacher for more guidance, track your progress, and sync the data with Apple Health Mindful Minutes. You can also draw your focus on different topics and by practicing different types of meditation. You can join communities such as Christianity, Poetry, etc. Subscribing to their premium plans ($9.99/month and $59.99/year) will give you access to daily insights, courses, offline meditation, and much more.
10% Happier
It makes meditation fun and informative as it combines the meditating sessions with videos and 500+ guides to eliminate anxiety, stress, and other issues. It has a section dedicated to sleep to help you rest peacefully. The app brings new content every week to prevent your sessions from getting boring. You can join a quick meditation session to unwind stress from time to time. Subscribing to their plans will give you full access to their library, including 500+ videos and meditation guidance.
Unplug
This app opens up a world of guided meditation from professional teachers, and you can select your level of meditation. It also brings ambient sound sessions and a timer feature that allows you to set the timer (up to 45 minutes) for each of your sessions. You can also customize playlists depending on your mood and different time zones. You can sync your progress on the Apple Health app. This app is scientifically proven to be beneficial in improving focus, stress level, mood, etc. You can subscribe to their plans with a 7-days free trial.
Inscape
You can join 5 minutes to 85 minutes of guided meditation sessions and choose your levels from beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It focuses on improving sleep, heart health by decreasing stress levels, blood pressure, anxiety attacks, etc. This app includes sessions that are supremely focused on breathwork, fear, triggers, focus, and much more. You can subscribe to their monthly and yearly auto-renewal plans that will also allow you to sync your progress with the Health apps that you may have.
Sattva
This app brings you the experience of ancient rooted profound and authentic meditation along with some exclusive and sacred music (including Vedic mantra and chants). It will not only calm your mind but will also help you gain knowledge, wisdom quotes, and learn various meditation mudras. This app monitors your heart rate and mood before and after the meditating sessions and allows you to create your playlist, set timers, challenges, and interact with different communities.
Source: https://blogerspath.com/most-beneficial-meditation-apps-available-for-ios-and-android-users/
