Meditation. What is it?

Meditation is the ability to focus your entire attention on the present moment. Meditation is very helpful resource during stressful times to help you to relax. There are many apps and websites which have guided meditations to help you to relax some including Smiling Mind and Headspace.

Smiling Mind

Smiling Mind is a not-for-profit organisation that provides free guided meditations on their app for Android and Apple. They have over 2.6 million downloads and have helped over 1.5 million school kids to become more mindful. You can download the app below!

Link download for iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/smiling-mind/id560442518?mt=8 

Link download for Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smilingmind.app&hl=en

Headspace

Headspace is an application that provides guided meditations, themed sessions to help with stress /sleep /focus etc, and exercises that help to calm you down in moments of extreme stress /anxiety. Headspace have an app for Android and Apple that can be accessed down below.

Link download for iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/headspace-guided-meditation/id493145008?mt=8

Link download for Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android

Written by Kelly Mintoff