12 meditation apps that will do you a lot of good

One of the characteristics of this very complete app that differentiates it from the others: it offers sessions of different durations, between 3 and 25 minutes. The long meditations are ideal for those who feel the need to refocus more deeply. The app also offers statistics of the time spent meditating and progress! Finally, it is not only used for meditation, but also offers sessions to promote sleep, stretching and music to concentrate or relax.

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Meditate and breathe well can (almost) change everything. Nothing else to do than try to see what it does to you.

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A catalog of sessions guided on all the themes of (real) life, with different approaches: meditation, breathing, sophrology, hypnosis. because there is not only one practice that is beneficial.

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Tools

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Meditation of the day

A new meditation session each day of 8, 12 or 16 minutes depending on what you prefer

Free meditation

To meditate in silence, or with a sound background, the time you want, with or without gongs.

Free breathing

To do a breathing session accompanied by a visual and sound guide

Stories

Inspiring cartoons in cartoons to understand and explore the principles of meditation

Calm crisis

A 3 -minute “shot” of guided meditation to descend, take a step back, take a step aside

Atmospheres

A wide choice of soft and relaxing sounds, atmospheres and music

12 meditation apps that will do you a lot of good

Many studies identify meditation as a central pillar of mental health. And in our busy and stressed lives, it can often make all the difference.

But at the same time, meditation is intimidating. Not only because we don’t always know how to go about it, but also because being alone.e with our thoughts has a little terrifying.

To help you adopt meditation, which only takes a few minutes in a day and which brings so many benefits, why not turn to the technology? Because yes, there are everything meditation that can guide you!

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Apps available

As in almost all areas, the supply of meditation apps is much greater in English than in French. If you understand English, find the right one will be really easier.

There is something for every taste; Some have a title and an interface in English, but only play soothing sounds, so in the end it does not change anything for the language!

Most meditation apps are not not free. Often the download is free, but you have to pay each month or year for a subscription. For others, you have to pay only once at the start. On the other hand, the quality is really there and it can be worth it if it allows you to establish A good habit that makes you feel good!

A good idea before subscribing would be to test some that allow a free trial for a few days/weeks.

You can find all these options in the App Store or on Google Play.

French meditation apps

1. Bamboo

Bamboo

Those who tried it love this application and consider it the best on the market! It offers guided sessions of ten minutes as well as a small introductory course in 10 lessons to demystify meditation.

What people also like is that each session has “life lessons” to remember, accompanied by superb animations.

• Free download
• Very wide content is free. It gives access, among other things, to 14 sessions included in the 3 “discovery” programs, a 3 -minute meditation “calm”, heart consistency and also a selection of exclusive music and sounds for relaxation.
• To further anchor your meditation practice, it is possible to subscribe to access premium content: 41.99 euros (around $ 60 Can Can.) for 6 months.

The forces of this application: its sleek design, interesting guest stakeholders and above all, its programs. These are well thought out for different states of mind: creativity, anchoring, relationship to the body ..

It also offers anti-stress sessions, live meditations every morning, as well as a program designed specifically for children.

• Free download
• The basic program is free
• Subscription from 8.99 euros (around $ 13 CAN.) per month or 59.99 euros (around $ 86 CAN.) per year

This app specializes in the acquisition of mindfulness meditation and works on different aspects: sleep, management of emotions, self -confidence, concentration, sporting performance, interpersonal relationships and depression.

The sessions last 10 minutes a day and there are “advanced” programs for those who have integrated this practice in everyday life.

• Free download
• 10 free discovery sessions
• Subscription from 5 euros per month (around $ 7.50 Canadians)

One of the characteristics of this very complete app that differentiates it from the others: it offers sessions of different durations, between 3 and 25 minutes. The long meditations are ideal for those who feel the need to refocus more deeply. The app also offers statistics of the time spent meditating and progress! Finally, it is not only used for meditation, but also offers sessions to promote sleep, stretching and music to concentrate or relax.

• Free download
• 7 -day free trial
• Subscription: $ 76.99 Can. per year

5. Insight Timer

Insight Timer

This app offers a huge library; It has more than 100,000 titles that can be chosen as you wish, in the language of your choice.

As its name suggests, it is also perfect for free (not guided) meditations, since it can simply play relaxing background music with a sweet timer at the end.

The Namatata application allows you to slowly familiarize yourself with meditation. By accessing the 7 -day free program, we offer 10 -minute meditation sessions. Then, to go further, it is possible to subscribe to have access to more content. It is then possible to choose dynamic meditation sessions depending on what you are doing or express sessions for a moment of crisis. The application is easy to use is to integrate the practice of meditation in your daily life.

• Free download
• 7 -day free trial
• Subscription: 38.99 euros (around $ 56 can.) for 6 months

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English meditation apps

7. Simple clothing

Simple clothing

What the testers like of this app is that it adapts to all situations of life or almost. You can choose meditation sessions for symptoms such as stress or depression, for example.

It also offers sessions for different moments of the day: upon waking, in the car or in public transport on the way to work, when you go to bed in the evening, etc.

• Free download
• It is possible to access additional content by paying different sums.

8. Headpace

It’s the one I use and I love it because of its simplicity. You can choose different guided meditations, but also choose the duration of these: from only 3 minutes! Everyone is able to find 3 minutes in their day to turn to yourself and relax a little.

The narrator has too beautiful accent, slightly British, that soothe. There are even sessions for children and “SOS” meditations to calm down when you experience a crisis.

• Free download
• Subscription: $ 89.99 Can. per year

9. Stop, Breathe and Think

Stop, Breath and Think

Before starting to meditate, this app proposes (as its name suggests) to stop a little, to breathe and to become aware of your state of mind and your emotions.

She then suggests a session that may suit and help more targeted.

• Free download
• Free basic contents
• Subscription: from $ 11.99 per month.

10. Buddhify

This app is a little different from the others since it is made to be used in motion or during travel, rather than immobile and closed eyes! The sessions last between 3 and 40 minutes and are targeted: while we cook, while we take a walk, in transport, while we work on the computer … The testers love the wheel of the beginning , in all the colors of the rainbow, which allows you to choose the right session.

• $ 5 for download
• Subscription: from $ 30 per year

Related apps

11. Relax Melodies

Relax Melodies

This app offers music to fall asleep or relax, including different sound frames designed for relaxation.

There are also “white noises” which can help some people reach a very Zen state! You can even create your own sound frames, to play for a given time. Meditations are also offered to facilitate fallow.

• Free download for a trial
• Subsequently, $ 10 for a month, or $ 20 for unlimited access to life

12. Deeps Sleep Sounds

White Noise

It is also an app that I have used very often! No music here, but a very wide variety of background noise; We can find as much sounds of nature (rain, electric thunderstorm, waves, singing birds, purring cat) as mechanical noises (fan, dryer, hair dryer, vacuum cleaner. )). These different sounds allow babies to sleep as well as adults!

We can also apply different effects on sound, for example lower the sound gradually at the end of the session or even put a timer after which the sounds will stop.

• Free download for the basic version with limited access
• Premium content from $ 1.99 per week

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• Why should children meditate

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