Recommended by Margaret Fletcher, ACLP Mindset Instructor
Mindfulness.com Meditation App
- Features: Offers guided meditations, courses, and teachings from world-renowned experts.
- Cost: Free basic version. Premium subscription available for additional content.
- How to Use: Choose a meditation or course based on your current needs and follow the guided instructions.
- Why It’s Worthwhile: Stress is a known factor in chronic disease. This app’s varied teachings ensure a personalized approach to stress reduction, beneficial in an anticancer lifestyle.
Healthy Minds Program
- Features: Provides guided meditations, teachings, and exercises to cultivate a balanced mind.
- Cost: Free
- How to Use: Start with the foundational program and then explore topics that resonate with your current needs.
- Why It’s Worthwhile: A scientifically-backed approach ensures that users are getting effective mindfulness training, crucial for mental well-being and overall health.
Calm
- Features: Offers guided meditations, sleep stories, breathing exercises, and relaxing music.
- Cost: Free basic version. Premium subscription available for additional content.
- How to Use: Navigate through the app’s categories (Sleep, Meditation, Music) and select the content that suits your mood.
- Why It’s Worthwhile: Good sleep is essential for recovery and overall health. Calm ensures both mental tranquility and restful nights, both of which are vital for reducing inflammation.
Insight Timer
- Features: Houses a vast library of free guided meditations, music tracks, and talks from mindfulness experts.
- Cost: Free with in-app purchases for premium content.
- How to Use: Browse or search for a meditation topic, teacher, or music track and start listening.
- Why It’s Worthwhile: With its vast content, users can find specific meditations tailored to their needs, be it stress reduction, sleep improvement, or healing.
⭐️ ONLINE COURSE: See our Mindset module in the Anticancer Lifestyle Program to learn other practices to become more calm, less reactive, and more mindful in your daily life. ⭐️