Feel like having the whole weight of the world on your shoulder, and in need of a spiritual cleansing to reconnect with your inner child? There are so many meditation classes that we’re spoiled with choices. But instead of meditating in a confined room with a group of people, you can just go to a tranquil beach to get away from the hustle and bustle, and make use of the digital wellness apps that guide you through your spiritual journey anywhere at no cost. There has been a surge of digital wellness apps due to raising awareness of mental health and well-being, and we’ve rounded up the best five for you to dive into.
Headspace
Headspace is hands down the best meditation app with streamlined, uncluttered homepage and great curation of guided meditation programs that cater to both beginners and advanced meditators who don’t need structured sequence of meditation class. It also features a personalised progress page, reward system and buddy system that allow users to connect with each other.
Calm
As soon as you open the app, you’ll be greeted by the soothing auto sound effects of crackling fireplace, rainforest drizzle and cricket chirping noise. It offers a wide range of guided meditation and individual exercises, like a breathing visualization and sleep stories combined with 25 relaxing sounds to fuel your life with positive energy. You can start with a 7 days of Calm or opt-in for the premium subscription to unlock more mindfulness programs like Commuting and Emergency Calm.
Insight Timer
Most of the meditation apps provides a timer for you to meditate to an intermittent bells, but if you want to tap into a deeper level of spirituality and consciousness, then Insight Timer is your best bet. It is a free app that features more than 4000 guided meditation from over 1000 teachers with topics revolving around self-compassion, stress reduction and connection to the nature, etc. With the transparency of users activities, Insight Timer offers a sense of community. You can set your location and see what the other meditators nearby are listening to.
Aura
Aura knows that our moods always fluctuate due to many external factors so it provides a new, personalized three-minute meditation everyday based on our emotional state and stress level. Designed to mitigate stress and anxiety, Aura encourages users to keep a gratitude journal and constantly think of things that we’re grateful for. It also features life coaching sessions to help us reach our life goals daily.
Stop, Breath, Think
Before you dive right into meditation, you should get a sense of what spiritual cleansing and mindfulness practice really mean. Stop, Breath, Think provides the gateway to mindfulness and self-care by covering topics like the neuroscience of mindfulness, and physiology of stress.