SELF STUDY
Mobile Apps for Mindfulness
Focus on the present on the go . Available for Apple and Android devices .
Calm Sattva
Calm is a visual mindfulness app that transports you to over twenty peaceful meditation environments and soundtracks through programs like the 21 Days of Calm and 7 Days of Gratitude plus over fifty individual guided sessions designed to improve deep sleep , concentration , creativity , and more .
Calm generates new app content monthly and works with Chromecast and Apple TV .
Sattva is an advanced meditation tracker and timer that incentivizes users with challenges , rewards , and statistical data . The app takes an analytical approach to
provide insight into how meditation is improving quality of life through sophisticated features like the heart rate monitor , mood tracker , and meditation statistics . “ You can ’ t improve what you don ’ t measure – What gets measured , gets managed !”
– Sattva . life / apps
Mindfulness Bell
Medigong
Medigong is a simple gong timer that allows users to practice yoga or meditation without monitoring the time . The gong timer notifies the end of meditation with one or three clear rings of the gong . Additional gong intervals can be set to strengthen mental dexterity against distractions and to help bring focus inward again .
The Mindfulness Bell app rings periodically throughout the day as a reminder to momentarily pause and consider your current state of mind – an effective means of developing mindfulness .
The Mindfulness Bell app has no advertising and can be used without any network access . ■
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