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.

 Here are the top health benefits that practicing yoga has to offer

1. Practicing yoga can improve your flexibility, strength, and posture

Practicing yoga can improve your overall muscle strength, flexibility and posture. The muscles you build while practicing yoga can lower the risk of injury involved in other sports and could help to lower back pain and other joint problems.

2. Practicing yoga can improve weight loss and help you maintain a healthy weight

Practicing yoga can lower the level of stress hormone known as cortisol in human body. Constant stress and anxiety can drive up the level of fat hormone or cortisol. However, practicing yoga can help to calm your nervous system and improve weight loss.

3. Practicing yoga can help to improve your immune system

Practicing yoga can improve your overall health by improving the blood circulation and nervous system. Yoga can also help to lower the risk of many chronic and degenerative diseases and boost your immune system.

4. Practicing yoga can improve memory and brain function

The stretching and breathing techniques that involves yoga can help to improve your memory capacity and concentration. In fact, research shows that yoga can improve memory and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and cognitive problems.

5. Practicing yoga can improve your mental health