The 11 best Mindfulness apps to improve your well-being.

A good dose of Mindfulness always available from your smartphone.

Mindfulness is an ancient philosophy that has been adapted by psychologists today, but it can be used by anyone who wants to be happier and enjoy greater well-being.

The basic principles of Mindfulness are to be in the "here and now", with a mindset of openness to the "here and now".with a mindset of openness to experience and non-judgment, and with an attitude of compassion towards oneself and others.

Much research has shown that it is a great strategy for coping with the problems of the day.

• You can learn about its benefits in our article: "Mindfulness: 8 benefits of mindfulness".

Apps to practice Mindfulness

Since Mindfulness is in fashion, in recent years have appeared different applications that help to practice this ancient method. Below you can find a compilation of the 10 best Mindfulness apps.

1. Gurumind

Gurumind is an app that provides the user with more than 100 meditation and Mindfulness resources to treat problems related to anxiety and emotional discomfort.

This tool has a simple to use interface from which you can use, in a matter of seconds, content related to insomnia, stress, low mood, and more. To use it, all you have to do is open a free account.

• To see their contact details and the link to download the app, go to this page.

2. Pure Mind

Pure Mind is the most prominent meditation and emotional wellness app of the moment in the Spanish-speaking community.

In it you will find more than 250 different meditations organized in courses and sessions with which you will reduce your stress and anxiety levels, improve your daily sleep habits and increase your general wellbeing.

One of the main novelties included in the Pura Mente app are its Mindful Webinars, live spaces offered weekly where coaches and professional guides share all kinds of very useful content related to wellness and personal development.

On this page you can download the app for Android, and on this other, for iOS.

3. Intimind

Intimind is a meditation application developed by Mindfulness experts.. It has a repertoire of 11 free meditations, so you only need to invest 10 minutes a day to practice mindfulness and benefit from the benefits of Mindfulness.

But to advance in this millenary practice, it is possible to subscribe to all the content with the flat rate for less than 10 euros per month. There are different programs (anger, fear, pregnancy, etc.) and you can choose any of these programs from €19.99 and enjoy it forever.

This app is available for both iOS and Android.

4. EI Mindfulness App

With this app it is possible to go on a journey towards wellbeing and mental balance.regardless of whether you are an expert or a beginner in this practice. With this app you can enjoy guided and personalized meditations, timed sessions, meditation reminders and notifications to be in the present moment, statistics to track your mindful journey, and more...

It has a basic version with 200 guided meditations and some courses, but it is also possible to purchase a premium subscription to enjoy more than 25 complete Mindfulness courses.

5. Insight Timer

One of the most popular apps in English that has recently been translated into Spanish.It has been very well received in Spanish. It has more than 120 free meditations and more than 5000 guided meditations with the premium subscription. It also has 1200 teachers in the application and 850 free music tracks for meditation. With this tool it is possible to time meditations and participate in group discussions and local meetings.

6. Happins

An innovative app that allows you, thanks to Virtual Reality, to transport you to the most beautiful and peaceful places so you can meditate and make use of music therapy. This way you can relax and find the ideal situation to put yourself in mindful mode and reduce stress and anxiety levels.

You can use it from the mobile in full screen or in Virtual Reality mode to visualize it with the use of Cardboard. For a unique experience it is better to have a virtual reality viewer such as Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR.

7. Mindfulness and meditation

Meditation and Mindfulness are not the same, but meditation is a great method to improve attention and mindfulness. This app is ideal for introducing Mindfulness into your daily life because you can perform the exercises from anywhere.. In addition to guided meditations, it is possible to access 150 meditation rooms in the users' network. The application will also give you a daily gift with a phrase that will help you start the day in mindful mode.

8. Mindfulness Sci

Mindfulness Sci is an app developed to collaborate with a research product on the practice of Mindfulness. and is scientifically endorsed by the group Asociación Instituto Aragonés de Investigación y Promoción de la Salud. Its features include: virtual instructor that guides the practice, Mindfulness level test (on which the research is based), videos and illustrations to make the practice easier and alarms and reminders.

9. Mindfulness guided meditation

As its name suggests, it is an application of guided meditations for those who decide to learn Mindfulness.For those people who decide to learn the practice of Mindfulness but do not have much time to attend face-to-face sessions. Therefore, through its narrated meditations, in which it is possible to select different voices, people using the app will be able to progress at their own pace and improve their well-being every day. Undoubtedly, a wise choice to forget about stress and anxiety.

10. Mindfulness Gym

An indispensable tool if you want to get your mind in shape.. It helps you to always be in the present moment with a non-judgmental mentality. The app has different tools so you can direct your attention and observe your thoughts and emotions and then accept them. Using this application for 5 to 15 minutes a day is enough to improve your well-being.

11. Peaceful

Stress, depression and anxiety are one of the great evils of today's society.The pace of life that we lead and the constant living in our expectations does not favor our wellbeing at all. Being in the present, connected with ourselves and our environment, with compassion and kindness is one of the best ways to face the difficulties we may encounter throughout our lives.

This application is perfect for acquiring coping skills in unpleasant situations in our lives, as well as to learn to live better, more fully. In it you will find: guided self-help methods, mood tracking, recording of daily thoughts, daily challenges, etc.

Other apps to improve well-being

In addition to these Mindfulness apps, it is also possible to find other mobile apps that aim to help people with anxiety, phobias or depression..

You can check them out in our articles:

• The 11 best apps to treat depression
• 15 apps to treat anxiety
• 8 apps to treat phobias and fears from your smartphone