Good Meditation apps for mindfulness, concentration, and focus

In the stressful lives that we live today, it is important to take up some form of exercise to cope with it and more importantly, meditate. Meditation is associated with several benefits including unhindered breathing and respiration. Meditation enhances self-awareness and reflexes, controls anxiety, helps fight addictions, and most importantly, reduce stress. There are other various benefits of meditation. It also promotes a healthy amount of sleep. There are various styles one can practice.

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Mediation can be performed anywhere. That is one advantage it has over any other form of activity. There are several apps to choose from for practising meditation. Some are exclusive and some are available on both App store of iOS and Android’s Play Store. Let’s take a look at some of these apps and their ranging features.

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Calm

Available on: App store, Play store

Calm is a meditation app that engages in a patterned program for one to follow. The app is known for its simple yet beautiful user interface. The theme blends very well with the experience. A person's own guided meditation personalised for one. Calm has won ‘2017 App of the year’ by Apple. Guided meditations are available in lengths of 3,5,10,15, or 20 minutes.

Headspace

Available on: App store, Play store

Headspace is an app to help one get more from the day through mindfulness. It will help you guide towards focusing. Headspace will help one if you have sleepless nights. It also includes 3 minute ‘mini meditation’ if a person is on the run. You can also regroup with your friends.

Oak – meditation and breathing

Available on: App store

Oak helps a person to individualize mediations by durations. You can choose the minute range from 5 to 30 minutes. You can play soothing soundtracks after the session. Oak tracks a person's progress and encourages to continue a healthy meditation practice.

Insight Timer

Available on: App store, Play store

Insight app has guided meditations and talks led by the world’s top meditation and mindful experts, and psychologists from Oxford, Harvard and Stanford. There are also community groups for one to join. Improve focus and concentration. Engage in self-love and compassion by using Insight’s special programmes. It also helps to get through recovery and addictions.