I’ve touched a couple of times on the fact that I’m working more on meditation and mindfulness, and working on being more present.
During the lockdown, I several apps decided to put up free content or offer memberships to trial them, and one of them was Headspace.
Since then, they’ve done a Netflix series, and they’ve extended their app, but I’ve got some favorite features.
Sleepscapes
Hands down, by far and away, my favorite aspect of the app is their Sleepscapes. They are 45 minute guided meditations/mindfulness exercises to fall asleep.
I’ve enjoyed all of them so far, but my favorites are the Midnight Laundrette, The Slow train and the Lighthouse.
They’ve got a few ASMR guided meditations, and the latest update added some extra features.
The daily rundown
A new feature they’ve added recently is a daily plan you can follow. The Wakeup is part of my day already, but they’ve added extra – I like that it’s showing me more of the things are available – from meditations and courses to focus music.
You can check out the app for a trial period, at Headspace.
Watch “10 Minute Relaxing Deep Sleep Sleepcast and Sleep Story: Midnight Launderette” on YouTube
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I will have to check that app out. I have an anxiety relief one that I use that uses EMDR and I also have a sleep restore app. Thanks for the app tip.
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I’ve never tried EMDR because I think, in my case at least, it’s a technique that would need a psych nurse to help me with.
I like guided meditation that’s portable, so having it on all of my mobile devices is good, and unlike some of the ones on the app store, Headspace doesn’t claim you’ll get better using it, just that it’ll help (that’s a whole other rant, and one I’m constantly flagging to the app stores themselves). I can’t use the AMSR (it’s a technique that activates a relaxing sensation in some and is noise specific, though I don’t understand it completley) as it doesn’t work on me, but, again, we’re not sure if it’s because you have to be mildly relaxed already to get it to work, but I like some of them. And some of them are available, as I linked, on youtube, so you can try them first 🙂