Here are 6 Meditation Apps to help reduce stress. As a mom, life can be filled with stress, as we have a lot to juggle! Whether you are a stay at home mom, working mom, work from home mom, etc – there’s a ton on the to-do list! It can be very overwhelming, not enough hours in the day! We’ve asked moms, what they do to help create balance and many of you came back with meditation. It can be as little as a few minutes a day to help get you centered and have a more productive and less stressful day! We’ve compiled a list of some of your favorite meditation apps. Let us know if the comments if you use one that you recommend!
Stop, Breathe, and Think
We are the emotional wellness platform for the “under 25” generation. At Stop, Breathe & Think, we believe that when more people find peace of mind, it makes the world a better place. Our mission is to help kids, teens and young adults build the emotional strength to tackle life’s ups and downs.
Headspace
Headspace was officially launched in 2010 as an events company, but attendees wanted to take what they learned home with them. Andy, Rich, and a small team decided to make Andy’s techniques available online so more people could experience the benefits of meditation anytime, anywhere. And that blossomed into the Headspace you see today: guided meditations, animations, articles and videos, all in the distinct Headspace style.
https://www.headspace.com/
Calm
Calm is free to download and includes a collections of meditations, Sleep Stories, mindfulness tools, nature scenes and music for focus, relaxation and sleep.
https://www.calm.com/
Insight Timer
30,000 free guided meditations. We believe everyone deserves access to a free daily meditation practice. Which is why we publish the world’s largest collection of free guided meditations, with over 30,000 titles.
https://insighttimer.com/
Oak Meditation
Oak helps the monkey-minded decompress by transforming meditation practices from experiments into habits. We support you from your first session to your 500th, with mindful, loving-kindness, and sleep meditations as well as unguided sessions and breathing exercises. Individualize your meditations by duration, and customize with silence or calming background sounds. Oak tracks your progress and encourages you to continue building a healthy meditation practice.
UCLA’s mindful awareness research center – MARC
MARC was created to bring to a renowned mental health research institution the ancient art of mindful awareness in a scientifically supported and rigorous form.
Our center:
- offers classes and workshops to the general public, teaching the skills of mindfulness across the lifespan
- fosters and publicizes research to support the scientific benefits of mindful awareness
- brings mindfulness to professionals through UCLA’s medical education program-including doctors, medical students, staff and faculty
- offer mindfulness tools and classes to support mental health professionals
- has has free meditations at www.marc.ucla.edu and they offer free podcasts as well
https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/
