5 Meditation / Mindfulness Apps to help you manage your mind better.

I have been a firm believer in the power of meditation. I have been researching about meditation since over 3 years now, not so much from the perspective of its spiritual relevance, but from the perspective of science and the physiological impact it brings about.

Here are a few benefits which are very well proven by renowned scientists with little room for contesting:

1.Meditation Improves Our Resilience to Stress. | 2. Meditation Increases Our Compassionate Concern For Others.| 3. Meditation augments our capacity to focus and pay attention.| 4. Meditation helps you to stop seeing yourself as the center of the universe |5. Meditation on the Pain helps in Lessening the Pain.|6. Meditation Helps in Slowing the Ageing Process.

(In case you are interested in knowing the exact studies please do read my previous article)

If you have been wanting to start meditating and don`t know where and how, here are 5 mobile application I recommend you should try out and see which one suits your needs.

1. HeadSpace:

What I love about HeadSpace:

1. The animations used to explain various aspects of the human mind.
2. A lot of guided meditations available focus of different goals, eg: Managing Anxiety, Working on Self esteem, Managing Grief etc.
3. All the meditation sessions are led by former Buddhist Monk

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2. 10 % Happier:

What I love about 10% Happier:

1. The fact that its founded by a skeptic who turned into an Evangelist now.
2. Has guided meditation and also has discussions with various experts from the domain, discussing about the aspects of the Meditation (Which are more beginner friendly)
3. Highly pragmatic content & more for skeptics out there.

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3. Insight Timer:

What I love about Insight Timer:

1.Its hosts a library of over 25,000 guided meditations coming from around 3,000 teachers teachers around the world. (Amazing Filters available to help you find the right content)

2. Location based data, post meditation you would know who else meditated from your location and their reviews on various content pieces.

3. It also have over 2,000 free talks and podcasts on various aspects of life.

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4. SimilingMind:

What I love about Smiling Mind:

1. Special Programs designed by Psychologist focusing on educators (including curricula they can use in the classroom); for children and teens of various ages.
2. Created by a NON PROFIT - hence entirely free.
3. Mindfulness Education specially designed for Adults, Kids & Youth, Families, Classroom, At Work, HealthWorkers.

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5. Healthy Minds Program

What I love about Healthy Minds Program:

1. Founded by the world renowned Neuro-Scientists Translating pioneering neuroscience into tools for everyday life.
2. Created by a NON PROFIT - hence entirely free.
3. Focuses on various aspects to ensuring a healthy mind (Awareness, Connection, Insight Purpose)

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I really hope that you find the most relevant app for yourself and kick start your meditation journey. Do share your opinion / comments in the section below.