“When you have inner peace, then you automatically succeed in what you do. The more silent you are from inside, the more powerful your thoughts and actions become.” - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual guru.
Emotions like ashamed, embarrassed, and fear are the reasons people ignore their mental health but over time mental well-being is becoming a priority to many people. Especially in the last two years, the pandemic has led to the compulsion of time to time check on the mental health oneself.
Gradually things like meditation, mindful conversations and yoga have been widely accepted by people to relieve stress, stay focused and calm themselves. In the last two years conducting everything through the virtual world has been quite overwhelming and started becoming a burden resulting in issues such as stress, anxiety and restlessness. So to turn down some stress of increased screen time here we bring you the best apps. No, they will not contribute to your tensions. These apps will bring you peace and help you to get a mindful approach.
Tide
Tide is an app for those who love calming music. You will also encounter a few sporadic instructions coming to your screen. These instructions can be a reminder to take a deep breath or sometimes inspiring lines of poetry. It has a variety of music that will go with your different moods. If you want to enjoy the cold breeze on hot summer days. You simply have to select the mood and enjoy the sounds.
This app also gives you the privilege to select the duration you want to listen to these calming sounds. The best part about this app is you can select the apps that you use the most and it will remind you to be more mindful of your usage and warn you to limit the time you spend on your phone.
Headspace
Headspace is one of the best apps to start a mindful journey. One can experience a calming feeling while using the app. You can start with a personal ‘get-to-know-you' quiz. One can also update themself to a premium part of this app. This app will provide you with some of the guided sessions and little animated videos that are brilliant for beginners.
Smiling mind
If you need a personalised meditation app that can help you attain mindfulness in different sectors of life then this app is one! You can start your journey with a sample meditation journey. this app also provides you with some question and answer sessions to get to know you better. Such as your meditation experience, age, your purpose. You will be recommended various meditation sessions according to your need. Something unique about the app is they have a choice to select different languages. The app will also keep a track of your mood before and after your mediations through its 'body scan' option which also helps you see a visible difference in your mind and body.
Insight timer
The Insight Timer app is a little different from others. It’s an app that focuses on real metrics. showcasing the amount of time its users spend on the app. The app can help you provide useful meditation programs.
