This presentation describes the best and most effective apps to improve mental health, manage stress, and help acquire meditation skills.

1. BEST APPS FOR
MEDITATION AND
MENTAL HEALTH
Herrick Tipton

2. Some of the latest apps are specifically
designed to help people manage their
mental health. Some of these apps offer
great advice and management techniques
and even include meditation and other
mind-body exercise tips that can help
people achieve greater mental clarity. Here
are a few of the best apps for meditation
and mental health.

3. HEADSPACE
Meditation has proven health benefits when incorporated into people's
daily lives. Headspace teaches you different techniques for effective
meditation and helps you acquire habits into your daily routine that will
allow you to meditate more often.
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4. SIMPLY BEING
Developed by Meditation Oasis, this app is another example of a great
program for meditation. A soothing voice guide takes users through a
series of meditation sessions that range from five minutes to a half an
hour in duration. The app also includes music and has helped many
people reduce their stress levels and improve their sleep.
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5. Meditation has been used
for thousands of years to...
Increase your immunity against diseases
Decrease stress
Help with anxiety maintenance
Allow you to relax more easily and frequently
Increase your focus
Reduce blood pressure
Help with addiction
Improve concentration

6. MINDSHIFT
Although this app is designed especially for teens and other young
people, anyone can benefit from the features available that help manage
anxiety. This app teaches the user how to face anxiety head-on, making it
easier to conquer certain obstacles. Tools cover topics such as social
anxiety, panic, worry, and tips on how to deal with conflict. Users learn
ways to ride out intense emotions and how to overcome anxiety that
holds them back in life.
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7. Symptoms of Anxiety
excessively stressing over a variety
of areas of a person's life (work, job, children, etc)
not being able to control worrying
perfectionism
muscle tension
difficulty falling asleep
panic
trembling

8. RELAX MELODIES
Since getting enough sleep is crucial for good mental
health, this app is particularly beneficial for anyone who
struggles with insomnia.
The app includes many different music selections that can
elicit feelings of relaxation and tranquility and make it
easier to fall asleep faster. Additional calming sounds are
included, which can be useful for activities like meditation
and yoga.
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9. PTSD COACH6.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect people from all walks of
life, and this program helps users screen and track many of the
symptoms. Reliable information and treatments are also included in
order to make it easier to handle stress symptoms.
More than 100,000 people, many of whom are military personnel,
have downloaded this app and found its features to be highly useful.

10. Possible Effects of
PTSD
Mental health problems
Physical health problems
I s o l a t i o n f r o m f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s
Substance abuse
Suicidal thoughts or actions

11. DBSA WELLNESS TRACKER6.
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance offers this app to
enable people to keep track of their overall moods. Users can
also learn more about mood disorder symptoms and
medications along with their side effects.
A monthly report is provided to notify everyone of their
monthly mental health trends, and this information can be
given to mental health specialists to devise more effective
treatment plans

12. These apps are not substitutes for
professional counseling, these are
great tools to have available to help
you maintain a healthy lifestyle and
take control of your stress, sleep
schedule, and overall mental health.