Mindfullness Resources
According to Mindful.org, mindfulness is defined as:
"Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us."
Mindfulness is well researched and proven to help with anxiety, mood, stress, and other challenges.
Everyone has the ability to be mindful, and the more you practice mindfulness the easier it becomes. Many people picture mindfulness as sitting down cross legged with your eyes closed. That is not the only way. Mindfulness can be practiced in a few minutes while walking, laying down, doing dishes, eating, showering, doing yoga, running, biking, hiking… Find a way that works for you.
Here is a little video that talks about the benefits of practicing mindfulness and changing your relationship with your thoughts:
Below, you fill find additional resources to help you along your journey to learn and practice Mindfulness, and to support you during tough moments.
Mindfulness Apps
Insight Timer
Free. Best 2025 Meditation App with great content (some extra features & resources behind paywalls). Offers guided meditation, education, trainings, playlists, journal space, quotes, and daily practices. Themes supported include anxiety, sleep, breathing, self-esteem, anger, healing, and much more.
PTSD coach
Free. Created in partnership with the Veterans Affair National Center for PTSD. It offers education about PTSD, symptoms tracker tool, and other tools such as body scan, breathing, grounding, muscle relaxation, mindfulness, and more. You can search by tool or by symptoms (ex:”unable to sleep” or “reminded of trauma”).
Balance
Free your first year (paid subscription after the first year). Balance was named 2022 Meditation app of the year, offering meditation, education, daily reminders, and tools. Options to focus on different goals such as reducing stress, improve sleep, increase focus, and improve mood.
Let’s Meditate: Relax & Sleep
Fully free app with shorter meditation guides focused on sleep & relaxation, but also other topics such as confidence, body scan, peace, depression, overthinking, and more.
Mindfulness Coach
Free and also created by the VA. It offers more general mindfulness training, practice exercises, tracking options, and education. I believe there is the option of downloaded exercises so they are available on airplane mode or without wifi.
Headspace
Paid subscription and free trial. Amazing app with videos and/or audio teaching you about meditation, and offering various meditations for sleep, focus, anxiety, creativity, injustices, for students, and so many other collections. It also includes sleep stories and sleep sounds. One of my personal favorites. Check out their YouTube channel below for tons of free content.
Calm App
Paid subscription and free trial. It is similar to Headspace and Insight Timer. It provides education, trainings, videos, guided meditations, breathing exercises, and more. Highly rated app, but you will also find great free content on their website and their Youtube.
Meditopia
Paid subscription and free trial (occasional deals for 50% off). It is similar to many others listed above, and starts with a full questionnaire to understand what areas you would like to focus on. It offers content on so many different themes, and offers full programs, music, sounds, and more.
Mindfulness YouTube Channels
These include great mindfulness content but also offer videos on mindfulness practice, relaxation, sleep, body stretch, education, soundtracks, and much more.
Calm Channel
From the creators of the Calm app, great content.
Headspace Channel
From the creators of the Headspace app, also great content.
Insight Timer Channel
From the creators of the Insight Timer app.
DBT Skills Channel
DBT – or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – has a strong focus on emotional regulation and mindfulness tools.
Related Resources
Mindful.org
Dedicated to sharing information, research, training, and other resources about mindfulness with the world.
The Zen Space
Short little games to help get in a Zen mood. It only take a couple of minutes of your time, or do it longer if you’re enjoying it!
A Soft Murmur
Website offering various ambient sounds, great for relaxation, productivity, studying, and more.
Loop Earplugs Sound Generator
You might have heard of their earplugs, but they also offer a free white noise & sound generator.
Noises Online
Another sound generator, allows you to listen to various sounds, and make your own combination.
Earth Cam
Live cams from around the world. I recommend the tropical fish & shark tank cam, but you can select any from various cities, zoos, or locations around the world.
Window Swap
Open up to a window somewhere in the world. Hit refresh for a new random window.
This Is Sand
Create colorful sand designs, creative and calm game.
Fluid Simulation
Play around with fluids moving around the page.
Infinite Flowers
Watch this infinite zoom on this flower filled landscape.
Nomadic Ambience
Youtube Channel with videos from all around the world, cities, nature, beaches… Can be good for background noise, or to take a few minutes to breathe and chill.
Pixel Thoughts
Quick mindfulness tool to write your thoughts and send them out into the stars.
Stained Glass Smasher
Frustrated? Smash some stain glass, and maybe create some art along the way.
Digital Koi Pond
Feed some Koi fish, watch them swim, and make them happy.
Disclaimer: I share these resources purely for informational purposes, and not do receive compensation for any of the above mentioned apps & resources.