Mindfulness and meditation apps
Mindfulness and meditation apps
- Apps are a convenient way to learn mindfulness and meditation techniques.
- These skills can be used to manage conditions such as anxiety and sleep problems.
- Learn more about mindfulness and meditation apps.
Mindfulness is the practice of deliberately bringing your attention to something in the present moment. This could be your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, or something in the surrounding environment. As you become more aware of what’s going on for you, you get better at being able to meet your own needs. It also helps you notice other people. You might become more aware of other people’s impact on you or better at noticing other people's experiences, needs and emotions. Because of this, mindfulness is great for helping reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. Being mindful may also support you to adopt healthier choices. Even practicing mindfulness a little bit has been shown to be generally helpful, but the more often you practice, the more helpful it is. Learn more about mindfulness.
Meditation is a mental training technique used to focus the mind, often to achieve clarity, relaxation, or insight. Mindfulness meditation involves paying attention to the present moment.
There are a variety of mobile phone apps for mindfulness and meditation.
Before choosing an app, think about how it will benefit you and what you want it to be able to do.
- An app will only be helpful if you use it, so it needs to be something you like using and find easy to use.
- If you find the app difficult to use, or you don't like the imagery or look of it, or the language it uses, you may want to find another one that suits you better.
- For more guidance on how to choose health apps, see how to choose a health app.
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As there are so many apps to support mental health and wellbeing, we have not been able to review all those available. We have instead identified independent organisations that have reviewed these apps.
- ReachOut.com(external link) (Australia) helps young people get through anything from everyday issues to tough time.
- Mind in Brighton and Hove(external link) (United Kingdom) promotes good mental health.
You may also find the following article useful: Do mental health apps really work?(external link) Patient Info, UK
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Disclaimer: The NZ Health App Library is a free consumer service to help you decide whether a health app would be suitable for you. Our review process is independent. We have no relationship with the app developers or companies and no responsibility for the service they provide. This means that if you have an issue with one of the apps we have reviewed, you will need to contact the app developer or company directly. |
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