A year or so ago, I discovered a free app called Insight
Timer to help me with my meditation practice, and I wanted to share some
information about that app here for anyone who might be interested. Insight
Timer is available for both Android and I-Phone smart phones. It can be downloaded through Google Play (for
Android) or I-Tunes (for I-Phone). My
favorite feature of this app is the meditation timer, which allows me to
specify the length of my daily meditation in minutes and provides interval bell
sounds of my choice to keep me on track for the duration of each session. I also recently started using the guided
meditation feature which consists of a library of over 1,800 guided meditations
on topics like gratitude, forgiveness, letting go, self-compassion, and stress
relief.
Insight Timer connects users with a worldwide community of
meditators. It offers a number of
different discussion groups, provides a message forum for sharing with like-minded
individuals, and displays a map showing all of the people (symbolized by dots) using
the app all over the world at any given time.
There is a journal feature for
recording thoughts and insights gained during and after meditation. There is also a feature which keeps detailed
stats and milestones for tracking growth and progress of one's meditation practice..
The overarching goal of the folks at Insight Timer is to help
the world reach 10,000 years’ worth of collective meditation - with the idea that meditation can be instrumental in promoting world peace. The app is offered for free. If you would like help with downloading
this app onto your smart phone, contact me at the Unity office and I will be happy to assist you.
~REBECCA
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