5 Meditation Apps for College Students
College students deal with a huge amount of stress; so learning ways to help yourself keep in good mental health is incredibly important. An easy way to learn to deal with stress and keep one's mental health as optimal as can be meditation.
Here are 5 fantastic meditation apps for students that can help manage stress:
If you’re looking for a meditation app and an in-depth self-help app rolled into one, Insight Timer is the place for you. It hosts 30,000 pieces of audio in its free library, with over 200 different topics. Some topics include; music, yoga, sleep, stress and anxiety, health and happiness guides as interesting topics for students.
But the app also has audio features such as lectures, talks about different traditions, and guides for self-observation.
The app is free but it also has a premium function for Insight Courses, playlists and other features for $60USD/year. If you’re looking for a meditation app to be able to spend time in, this is the one for you.
This app is for someone who wants to stick to a schedule as part of healthy routines. It features a five-day guided introduction, as well as a reminder function to remind you to meditate every day.
The app has a library full of different meditation practices and courses, with a prominent feature of timed sessions from 3 to 30 minutes. It’s also able to track your statistics and help you stay on track.
This is a free app, with a premium option for $58.99USD yearly. It’s great for students who want to make meditation part of their everyday life as part of getting better grades and being healthy all around.
3. Calm
Calm is a meditation app that is designed to cater to individuals when it comes to meditation. Right out of the gate it asks you your level of experience and your goals to tailor a meditation plan to you. It features music, sound effects, and audiobooks.
For the full use of Calm it is $76.99 a year, but it does have a 7-day trial if you want to see if it is worth it for you to help you get peace of mind.
This app is for those who need something brief and easy to use. The focus of the app is to take 5 minutes to check in with yourself and see how your body is doing. It lets you weigh out how you’re feeling and then gives you suggestions on what to do to make yourself feel better.
It’s the best app for those who are too busy for traditional meditation, as it's quick and easy.
5. Let’s Meditate
This app has no premium and is 100% free. It doesn’t have a website but is available on both Google Play and IOS systems. The app is very straightforward, you pick a track and play it. There’s no fluff or bother but it does have a great selection of different tracks. It’s got a variety of length options and you can download tracks to listen to them offline.
Let’s Meditate is for those who like it nice and simple.
While our focus here at Wize headquarters is always about helping you figure out how to improve your grades and be your best self, we know that being healthy is part of that big picture.
For more information on other apps that can help, check out this awesome video that our recent grad made for us all about the top 5 apps in general that all students need!
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