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[turps]

This may be a longshot, but the doctor has recommended that James try some mindfulness apps, and as first-hand experience is always best, I was wondering if anyone uses/used them? He's willing to pay for a download as long as it's not too much.

I didn't sleep well last night, so I think snowflake will wait until tomorrow, plus that will give me time to think about my answer. Well, think about my answer or sit mindlessly watching tv while dozing on the couch. To be honest, either could happen right now.

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[sperrywink]

I've used emindful.com before since it was free through my work. Not sure if it still has free classes or not.

But they had live meditations at set times which I found super helpful since it guaranteed I'd do it since I couldn't put it off since it was live.

[sperrywink]

Actually it looks super expensive, so better hunting!

[turps]

Yeah, sadly super expensive is not a direction we can go, which is a shame as emindful.com sounded good.

But, I got a lot of other recs so hopefully one will stick.

Thank you!

[cold_clarity]

i've used headspace! it's quite nice--my problem is consistency more than the app itself. i never used the paid version, but i found it had nice functionality even just at the free tier.

[sylvaine]

I used this briefly as well and didn't hate it, which is about as far as my praise for mindfulness and meditation apps will go. XD

[turps]

Well, that says a lot *g*

I honestly have no idea how he'll get along with them, but, the doctor suggested them so it won't hurt I guess.

[turps]

Quite a few people recced Headspace, so thank you for the rec also.

I suspect consistency will be James' issue too. But worth trying.

[eglantiere]

i haven't used mindfulness apps per se, but for simple guided meditations i really like Let's Meditate on android - it's a free collection of nice recorded meditations, from 5 minutes to an hour long. i sometimes use them when i need to relax or fall asleep quickly, and i like that there are no ads or frills or whatever.

[turps]

Let's Meditate sounds good. We're working our way through recs atm and hopefully one will stick.

Thank you!

[ngaio]

I don't use it, but have had Headspace recommended to me by a counsellor.

[turps]

Excellent, thank you so much for the rec.

You all gave us a lot to check out.

[topaz119]

I picked up the paid version of Calm on sale & have been using it much more consistently than I expected.

[bayleaf]

I also liked calm when I tried it, though admittedly didn’t keep up w/ it

[turps]

Excellent, thank you for the backing up rec.

[turps]

A belated thank you for the Calm rec. You all helped so much ♥

[badfalcon]

I've used Headspace on and off,I do find it super relaxing. Really need to remember to pck it back up again *goes and downloads*

[turps]

Thank you for the rec.

I think that's going to be the issue for James, remembering to use the apps on a regular basis.

[badfalcon]

iirc, with headspace, it automatically gives you daily reminders at the time you set

[turlough]

Good luck finding an app that works for James!

I hope you've been sleeping better the last couple of nights.

[turps]

Thank you. Some good recs have been given here, so now it's about testing them all.

I have been sleeping better, thank goodness. I think too much has been going on lately leading to disturbed nights which I'm not used to.