Free Digital Resources for Mindfulness + Wellbeing
Plum Village
This is my favorite free app for meditations and mindfulness resources. I like using their notifications as mindfulness bells (reminders to be mindful). |
Calm Harm
This is my favorite free app for soothing self harm + destructive urges. Interactive activities to help you comfort, distract, express yourself, and release emotion. |
VA Mindfulness
This is a straightforward guide to mindfulness with lots of free resources. |
UCLA Mindfulness
Practice mindfulness anywhere with this free app developed by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. |
Insight Timer
I love the free meditation timer with mindfulness bells. There are guided meditations, lectures, and more with a paid subscription. |
Paid Digital Resources for Mindfulness + Wellbeing
Practicing Human
Practicing Human is the teaching community of Cory Muscara. You will find guided meditations, weekly teachings, courses, and retreats, all designed to help you reduce stress, create inner alignment, and become your own best friend. I love Cory's teachings and have found his delivery style to be one of my favorites. |
NeuroFit
My favorite nervous system regulation app. Helps you slow down, assess your current state, then gives you some short exercises to help you shift into a more balanced state. Has an AI chat program for talking through difficult emotions or physical feelings. |
Calm
#1 app for sleep and relaxation. Has meditations, daily motivational speeches, sleep stories, mindful movement videos, and more. My favorite part is the calming sounds available for background noise when working. |
Tapping Solution
Lower your stress levels, reduce anxiety, overcome fears, relieve pain, get better sleep, more with access to hundreds of meditations. You'll learn how to use Tapping (also known as EFT, or Emotional Freedom Techniques) to improve wellbeing. |
JonKabat-Zinn
I love this app for MBSR training and everyday mindfulness meditations. I love the mindfulness bells and gentle lectures. |
Mindfulness Community Websites
Plum Village Website
Plum Village (located in southwest France) is the largest international practice center in the Plum Village tradition, and the first monastic community founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh(Thay) in the West. A wonderful site with lots of great content on mindfulness. |
Wake Up Website
Wake Up is an active global community of young mindfulness practitioners, aged 18-35, inspired by the teachings of Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. We come together to practice mindfulness in order to take care of ourselves, nourish happiness, and contribute to building a healthier and more compassionate society. Their website has links to find a local group in your area, resources for starting your own group, or for connecting to a community online. |
