![]() ![]() I started with the "Sleep Stories." These are soothing tales generally lasting around 30 or 40 minutes in which a public figure talks about anything from "The Wizard of Oz" to adventuring in Antarctica. I'd never used the sleep features on Headspace but, in the spirit of having a more well-rounded experience, I dove into Calm's sleep section. I also tried a few daily Calm and single meditations such as "Openness" and "Calm Light." The quick sleep meditations were perfect to quiet my brain before bed. The beginning details each provided about the related conditions threw me initially, but, especially for anyone less familiar with them, I think it's a great addition. Later meditations in the set included "Non-Reactivity," "Nature of Change," and "Pausing." Each one focused on different techniques to manage and live in peace with anxiety, rather than letting it control your life.Įvery session lasted about 12 to 13 minutes. It then dove into the idea of befriending anxiety rather than running from it in fear. The former started with a meditation called "The Present," which touched on the symptoms and prevalence of anxiety. I immediately gravitated toward meditation sets, completing the '7 Days of Calming Anxiety' and '7 Days of Managing Stress.' My go-to is called "Gleaming Sunshine" and it creates such a pleasant soundtrack to my meditations. Thankfully, after a quick Google search, I realized that I could choose a new background sound from a wide selection of options and adjust its volume in a matter of seconds. Playing whenever the app was open and during meditations, they were too distracting and not at all calming. When I first started using Calm, all I could focus on was the grasshopper-like noises. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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