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Meditation Apps

If you've never meditated before, I highly recommend starting with an app. Each of the options below has a guided introductory course and they all offer a free trial so you can explore different teachers and approaches before committing to one. These apps also offer a large library of resources including daily guided meditations and additional courses to help take you further into your practice when you're ready.

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Waking Up

“Understand Your Mind, Step-by-Step: Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness from Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and creator of Waking Up, as he also guides you into the deep end of meditation.”

Waking Up has a 28 day introductory course, new daily guided meditations, and a deep catalogue of lessons and conversations with some of the top teachers around the world. 5 day free trial, then $19.99/month or $129.99/year (USD).

wakingup.com
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The Way

“The Way is a meditation training program for anyone who wants to deepen their practice. It's the only app with a single, long-term pathway going deep into the teaching of millennia-old meditation traditions. Guided by a beloved Zen Master, Henry Shukman, it's a step-by-step journey towards understanding the mind, the nature of the self, and the possibilities of truly unconditional wellbeing.”

12 free guided sessions, then $14.99/month or $119.99/year.

thewayapp.com
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Brightmind

This app was built with input from Shinzen Young, a meditation teacher and creator of the Unified Mindfulness training system. It breaks meditation into clear, structured techniques, and takes you along a progressive training path.

7 day free trial, then $11/month or $129.99/year (USD).

brightmind.com
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Mindfulness Daily

“Mindfulness Daily brings you an online 40 day training in mindfulness meditation with two of the world's most respected meditation teachers, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. To create this program, Tara and Jack distilled their extensive body of work into the 40 essential sessions you need the most. Each daily 10 to 15 minute lesson includes a short talk and guided meditation designed to assist in establishing a meditation practice.”

Free.

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