![]() The not-for-profit app features hundreds of meditations, enough to keep you engaged without overwhelming you with choice. Smiling Mind hits the sweet spot for a free mindfulness app in so many ways. ![]() Paid option: For $60 per year (with a 30-day free trial), you get access to courses with well-known teachers, the ability to download meditations and listen offline, and advanced player functions like repeat mode and fast forward and rewind. If you prefer a quieter meditation, however, you can simply set a timer and meditate to intermittent bells, calming ambient noise, or soothing music.ĭepending on your preferences, Insight Timer’s extensive collection can be either a blessing or a curse-an endless list of choices that leave you overwhelmed or a buffet of tempting options to sink your teeth into. You can even sign up to Circle for Teams, one of their newer offerings, which allows you to create circles (read: groups) to meditate in real-time with friends or colleagues. For those craving real-time interactions, Insight Timer offers live events every hour of the day to join on a whim or plan into your schedule. You can also tune in to free talks for life advice and inspiration. Once you find a teacher you enjoy-like Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, or Rhonda Magee-you can follow them to make sure you don’t miss any new content. Right from the beginning, the app feels like a global community-the world map on the home screen shows a collective of 18 million meditators, and announces, “741k today, 7k now.” After you finish a meditation, you’ll learn exactly how many people were meditating “with you” during that time-and by setting your location, you can even see meditators nearby and what tracks they’re listening to. Insight Timer has a huge library of content: over 80,000 free guided meditations from over 10,000 teachers on topics like stress, relationships, healing, sleep, creativity, and more.
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