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Waking Up: A Guided Meditation provides mindful meditations to help reduce stress, sleep better, and improve wellbeing. Waking Up: A Guided Meditation, encourages users to set aside time for a daily moment by selecting a time to be notified to complete a daily moment. Meditations last anywhere from five to fifteen minutes and have topics such as, Mind & Emotion, Free Will, and The Illusory Self. Additionally, Waking Up: A Guided Meditation offers a Daily Meditation that can be accessed once the user completes the introduction. Users also have access to Conversations where they can listen to podcast length conversations between many different people. A subscription is required after a 7-day free trial period.
Available for: iPhone Requires iOS 12.0 or later; Android 4.1 and up
Developer: Waking Up Course, LLC
Type of Treatment: Mindfulness
Targeted Conditions: Stress and Anxiety, Sleep
Target Audience: Not Specified
Designed to be used in conjunction with a professional? No
Languages Available: English
Cost: Free with in-app purchases
Get it on: Apple App Store; Google Play; Web
There is no direct scientific research on the effectiveness of Waking Up: A Meditation Course
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