Dreamy Apps: De-Stress, Meditate & Sleep Better

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Challenge #3 - Use Cell Phone Apps To De-stress & Meditate At Night. Yesterday, we talked about starting our mornings more peacefully. What about night time? Sometimes after a really stressful day, I can't go to sleep right away. A shower & cup of chamomile tea helps, but sometimes I need more. Nowadays, there's an app for everything. So I decided to search for apps, that would help me de-stress. There are plenty (so definitely do a search for them!). The following 4 apps, helped me de-stress, meditate, reflect and go to sleep. They range in price from FREE to $2.99. Now, I'm a Dream Diva! That's my sleep (eye) mask! It has lavender in it! I purchased it on Etsy. My older readers, may remember it from a post last year :) It still smells great. Lavender aids in sleep and relaxation! Zzzz...Sweet dreams are made of THIS! LOL >.<

#1 - The first app is called Relax Melodies. It's Free. The first thing I noticed about this app were the moving clouds. They're relaxing all by themselves. HaHaHa! This app has an assortment of relaxing melodies, sleep zen sounds and white noise for meditation, yoga and baby relaxation. If you have a baby, you will love music box. It's a pure joy. My favorites are flute, lounge, zen, melody, butterfly, slow waves, and duduk. When you press on a selection, the music icon gently sways back & forth. So cute! There's even an alarm and timer. I highly recommend this. Relax and enjoy this one.


#2 - My longtime readers know, I'm a fan of Asian everything. Asian (Oriental) music is relaxing. Here's an app for it! It's by the same makers of Relax Melodies (above), and it's called Relax Melodies Oriental. This app is awesome and is great for meditation, relaxation, reflecting and de-stressing! My favorites are asian duet, lament, chinese flute, waiting for winter, field wind, cherry blossom, taiko, chinatown, japanese, silk route, yangtze, asian prayer harp, and meditation bowl. Give it a try!




#3 - If you need more than music to relax or de-stress, try Simply Being! It's 99 cents! This app comes highly recommended by The New York Times, Self Magazine, Yoga Journal and The Huffington Post. This is for deep relaxation, stress relief and meditation. A lady speaks to you (you can choose voice only, voice with music, or nature sounds alone). Choose 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes. This is great when you need a quick break (like at work). It's a very nice app for the price. I delved a little further and the same makers, make a walking meditation, breathe & relax, and other interesting apps.





#4 - If you REALLY want to get serious about meditation, check out the RELAX with Andrew Johnson App (and SERIES). He makes a number of apps. There's a free version and full version that's $2.99. I think he's awesome! This app is specifically for un-winding and de-stressing. Andrew Johnson has many self-help cds and mp3s. He is a clinical hypnotherapist, based in Scotland. I love his technique. He relaxes you slowly, using your entire body and the music is very soothing. This is a very professional app. You feel like he's your personal therapist. HaHaHa.

What do you do to fall asleep? Have A DREAMY Wednesday!