Best apps for meditation

[Dumpling89]

I wonder if anyone can recommend any sort of meditation programme for beginners? Either an app or a website or something?

I know some are costly but I did want to try before making a big purchase.
Did anything work particularly well for you?

Thanks

simplehabit.com
This has a number of free meditations. I used the free ones daily for nearly a year before paying monthly for extra/new ones.

I like headspace and use it a lot. I also use Calm. I pay for both but I think both have some free meditations that you can try.

There's a good series from Headspace on Netflix, if you have it.

I use an Australian one called Smiling Mind - it has a really nice interface and a lot of very short guided meditations as well as some longer ones and some specialist programmes eg sleep and work - all free. Have been using it a lot recently doing a short meditation as kind of emergency first aid for anxiety and it has definitely been helping.

Ahh brilliant! Thank you so much for these recommendations! I'll have a look through all of them! Really appreciate your responses xx

Calm is good.

Plus it’s available in tonnes of languages.

I use insight timer as well. It's free and if you are doing guided meditations you can search for ones around the length of time you've got.

Plus check if you get one free through your employer. I know a couple of Nurses who get a headspace without having to pay.

I say this all the time on these threads but Jeff Warren's How To Meditate course on the Calm app is brilliant! It's 30 days long, with a 10 minute meditation each day. I really found it life changing, so it's something I'm always quick to recommend.

When I first joined Calm I got a free trial period, so maybe see if you can get the same? If not, I have a free guess pass you can use, if you want it - just pm me x

I like headspace. You can get a yearly subscription for less than the usual cost if you join Anxiety U.K. (it's free with the membership). I did try Calm and although it had loads of lovely extras, i found the American voices a bit jarring.

I use Calm and Ten Percent Happier. I wouldn't be without them, love the sleep meditations.

Headspace is excellent. I got a year's subscription free with work.

I recommend Insight Timer too. I have used it for years. It is free to use and there is so much choice.

Tesco grocery app. I often space out for 20 minutes trying despararely to work out what to have for dinner all week.