InsightTimer App Review
InsightTimer prides itself on being the #1 free app for sleep, anxiety, and stress. This app has a variety of offerings from meditations, journaling prompts, yoga classes, music, and more. In this blog post, I share my honest review of the free services that the InsightTimer app provides its users and how it benefits me in my daily life.
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What InsightTimer Offers
Meditations
The app provides meditations for sleep, breathing, workplace de-stressing, general stress, anxiety, anger, peace, and so many more. I use the app primarily for guided meditations to help with stress management and self-love. You can find some that are as short as 1 minute to as long as you want. I have a favorite 3-minute meditation that I do pretty regularly that you can find here.
Yoga Classes
Join in on some live yoga classes from all over the world. There are classes for all levels from beginners to advanced. What I really like about the free live yoga classes is the opportunity to donate to the yoga teacher for their hard work in providing the class for you. It’s a nice way to give back to local instructors who are giving free resources to you! You can find classes for the same day and for the future to plan out your week!
Music
Listen to thousands of music tracks to help you disconnect from a crazy life. There’s an array of categories to choose from - classical music, nature sounds, instrumentals, sound healing, ambient sound, and many more. And once you find a playlist you really like, you can bookmark it to your profile so you can quick reference it in the app.
Journal
If you would like to get into journaling throughout your meditation journey, the app provides an easy-to-use journal space where you can share your reflections to look back on them later. The journal portion allows you to see all your entries in an orderly fashion. What I really like about this portion is it’s portable and you can make journal entries from anywhere without having to bring a paper journal around with you.
Pros of Using InsightTimer
It provides meditations that are specific to your needs
You can take free live yoga classes any day of the week
It gives you a path to follow if you are a beginner on the app
It provides tons of free resources for managing stress and coping with everyday life
Cons of Using InsightTimer
The app can be overwhelming to a first-time user due to its vast array of resources
Some of the capabilities are limited in the free version such as rewinding/fast-forwarding meditations
Some of My Personal Favorites
Meditations
Your Go-To 3-Minute Meditation
Allow Yourself To Feel & Find Gratitude
Guided Journaling Meditations
Cultivate A Healthy Self-Image And Positive Self-Esteem
Guided Journaling: Appreciation
Favorite People/Accounts To Follow (so far)
TheSincereYogi - Yoga + Meditation
YogaFlowly - Yoga
PurelyLucy - Meditations + Journaling
How To Use The App - Basics
If you are looking for a space where you can find ways to de-stress, to meditate, to journal, to cope with a busy day, or simply just to practice mindfulness, this is a great starting place! I hope you found it helpful and can try the app to see if it will work for your needs! Comment on this blog post if you try out the app!
