The app for your h‘app’iness
From tracking your sleep pattern to combating negativities, there are a number of applications that help you beat lifestyle stress.
THE
APPS HELP YOU REDUCE STRESS, COMBAT NEGATIVE ENERGIES AND BOOST
OPTIMISM, BESIDES ENCOURAGING OPEN-MINDEDNESS SLEEP DISORDER IS A
COMMON PROBLEM THESE DAYS. A NUMBER OF APPS AND DEVICES ARE
AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU MONITOR SLEEP
Happiness
is a state of mind. And the key to it is relaxation and finding joy
in things around you. Sure, it depends on you, but there are some
apps to help you become happier. Skeptical? We were, too. But a
closer look showed that some of them do work!
HAPPIFY
[iOS app and website: www.happify.com]
Available
on the iPhone and as a website, Happify is a platform that uses
quick activities and games based on a set of questions on how happy
you have been in the last week, as well as your present state of
mind. The activities help you reduce stress, combat negative
energies and boost optimism and self esteem, besides encouraging
open-mindedness.
Based
on psychological research from leading academic institutions, the
activities are personalised for you. If you like it, and want to do
more activities, you can also buy a premium version, starting at
`
270 a month for a 2-year package and ` 790 a month if you pay per
month.
HAPPIER
[iOS
and Android - free]
This
app is more of a journal. According to research, if you record happy
moments of your life — from bumping into an old friend to a pretty
sunset you watched, or just a cup of coffee with someone that gave
you joy — the celebration of these “wins’ has a power to
motivate and ignite joy. The app lets you record these moments,
either privately or in a public mode.
A
number of people around you, irrespective of whether they are your
friends or not, will also show up in a feed. For example, someone
may share the joy of their child mak- ing his/her first drawing,
someone may feel happy after buying their first car — put this all
into the journal, and it will help you build a happier nature.
In
addition, Happier also offers courses on its website, from building
7 happier habits over a 7-day period or 7-days of outdoor walks and
meditations. These courses cost anywhere from a one-time fee of `
1,200 or a monthly fee of ` 600.
SMILING
MIND
[iOS
and Web]
Designed
primarily for the youth, Smiling Mind calls itself a modern
meditation designed to bring balance into young lives. It allows you
to specify your age group, starting as early as 7-11 years, going up
to 16-22. You can choose an individual programme and also add
education or sports to it. You can sign-up for a meditation session
or set up a reminder for a later date.
The
first meditation gets you into the mood with a 5-minute body scan,
which relaxes your mind. There are several others as well that help
you improve awareness of mind, body and all the senses — and all
for free! You can even download these meditations and use them when
you are on a holiday and not connected to the Internet.
SLEEP
BOT [iOS and Android]
Sleep
disorder is a common problem these days. A number of apps and
devices are available to help you monitor sleep, but Sleep Bot does
things slightly differently. Launch the app when you are ready to
sleep and it will shut off music, put your phone on silent or
airplane mode if you choose to.
While
you sleep, the app will record your sleeping time, movement – you
just need to put the phone next to your pillow, and it even records
sounds such as your partner’s snoring, or the neighbour’s dog
barking in the middle of the night! Want to wake up at 5AM? Set the
alarm and the app will wake you up in a 30-minute window where it
senses your sleep to be the lightest. All data is automatically sent
to mysleepbot.com, and you can track your sleep movements and make
notes.
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