Living in today’s fast-paced world comes with many difficulties, and one of them is high stress levels. No matter what your job is or even if you’re in college, you are bound to be bogged down by stress at one point or another. A great way to ease your stress and give yourself some peace of mind is meditation. We can already hear you cribbing about how meditation is boring or that you can’t sit still and quiet for so long, but it’s more than just that. These meditation apps for beginners are the perfect tool for you to start with and maybe you will realise just how much you enjoy it!
Omvana
Omvana has guided meditations by famous authors, teachers and spiritual personalities, as well as tracks and poetry to inspire you to relax, focus, fall asleep faster and even be more productive.
Headspace
Co-founded by a former Buddhist monk, Headspace offers 10-minute meditations that are very easy to follow. The app even has cute animations that break down the basics of meditation, making it even easier.
OMG! I Can Meditate
This is an extremely user-friendly app that features a 12-week daily meditation program. It starts you off with meditating a few minutes a day and the intensity progressively increases as you go through the programme. You can also opt to self-practice and try meditations for mornings, to sleep better and for more mindfulness in life.
Calm
As the name suggests, this app aims to make you calmer, starting with the ‘Seven Days of Calm’ program. The program has guided sessions ranging from two to 20 minutes with background scenes and sounds to help you relax, and music by Kip Mazuy, who is very famous in the world of meditation music.