Balance: Meditation & Sleep
By Elevate, Inc.
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Release Date: 2019-09-03
- Current Version: 1.71.0
- Adult Rating: 4+
- File Size: 172.72 MB
- Developer: Elevate, Inc.
- Compatibility: iOS 15.0+
Description
Improve your stress, sleep, and more with the world’s first personalized meditation program, now free for your first year. Balance is your personal meditation coach. Each day, you’ll answer questions about your meditation experience, goals, and preferences. Using an audio library of thousands of files, Balance assembles a daily meditation that's perfect for you. The more you share over time, the more personalized and effective your meditations become. For a limited time, we're offering everyone a free year of Balance, automatically available when you download the app. LEARN MEDITATION FUNDAMENTALS Balance’s daily meditations are organized in 10-day Plans that teach fundamental meditation skills geared toward your goals and needs. You’ll discover how to bring awareness to your day, increase your focus among distractions, and find deep relaxation in moments of stress. CLEAR YOUR MIND ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Singles are bite-sized meditations you can use anytime, even on the go. Wake up gently with a morning meditation and stretch, and then make your commute less chaotic with a meditation customized to where you're going and how you're getting there. Clear your mind with animated breathing exercises, and lower your stress, find energy, and increase your focus with quick Relax, Energize, and Concentrate meditations—and many more. SLEEP WELL WITH BED-TIME RELAXATION EXERCISES You'll rest easy with our Sleep meditations, Sleep Sounds, and Wind Down activity—a first-of-its-kind interactive that uses bilateral stimulation and controlled breathing to help you relax before bed and find more restful sleep. You'll also experience cutting-edge Immersive Meditations, which blend vibrations, sound effects, and coach guidance to create a brand-new type of meditation experience. TAKE YOUR MEDITATION PRACTICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL Get started with our Foundations Plan, where you’ll train your focus and reduce anxiety by concentrating on your breath and noticing sensations in your body. Or, if you already meditate often, start with our Advanced Plan, which helps you take your meditation practice to the next level. As a participant in our free-year membership, you’ll also have access to our full library of 10-day personalized Plans, all our on-the-go Singles, and more. WHAT’S INCLUDED - Personalized guided meditations tailored to your mood and goals - 10-day Plans to help you develop your meditation skills - Bite-sized Single meditations you can use to get more out of any moment - First-of-their-kind Immersive Meditations to help you relax through a blend of vibration, sound effects, and guidance - Research-backed activities to help you relax and prepare for restful sleep - Badges to reward your progress on Plans, Singles, and skills - Mindful Minutes integration with Apple’s Health app - 10 concrete meditation techniques to build your practice: Breath Focus, Body Scan, and more In meditation, “one-size-fits-all” fits no one. We all have our own ways of finding relaxation, focus, and rest. With thousands of paths possible, Balance helps you reach your goals, your way. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Your first year on Balance is free. After that, Balance offers two auto-renewing subscriptions at $11.99/month and $69.99/year. These prices are for United States customers, pricing in other countries may vary. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Balance also offers a Lifetime subscription which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment of $399.99 with unlimited access to the Balance library forever. For additional information, please read our Terms of Service (http://www.balanceapp.com/balance-terms.html) and Privacy Policy (http://www.balanceapp.com/balance-privacy.html).
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Reviews
Too slow
there are times where the narrator takes 45 seconds to simply explain a basic concept, and other times where they ask a ton of questions to try and understand where i’m at. id rather have an option to select i’m a beginner/intermediate and have some direction, but not 45 seconds of explaining what the definition of gratitude is. after receiving the definition, the dude just kept saying relax and barely talked for 3-4 minutes, i got so bored and couldn’t relax because nothing was happening, why wasn’t he leading me towards gratitude?? some sessions work great but others are a complete waste of time and makes it hard to want to do it daily. i’ll probably start working towards doing on my own or finding a content creator that does a better job and is more focused on what i want. 3/5 and i definitely wouldn’t pay for the subscription had it not been free for a year
This is one of the few good things I love
Hi. I struggle with anxiety, depression and ADHD, making it kinda difficult to work, sleep, etc. So I tried this like many apps, thinking it would be one of those other meditation apps. But it’s a great reminder in my day! I tried other apps and they just had mediation. This app has vibration meditations, body scans, it’s great. I highly recommend this to anyone who is dealing with metal issues. It really makes me feel better, thanks Balance! P.S. To me, Leah sounds better than the guy voice. ( I forgot his name ) He kinda sounds creepy, sorry dude… Jules <3
It’s a good concept in theory…
The concept is great— an app that alters how it connects with you depending on your needs. But, I found the facilitators talking too much throughout, which made it difficult to go deeper. I also noticed that concepts were lightly touched on rather than more deeply practiced— the advance pack, for example, had only two days of lovingkindness and one day so far of spotlighting. Something like headspace would have ten days of lovingkindness. I hope adjustments to these to areas are made
Balanced!
There are many many many wonderful and beautiful meditation apps out there, but none has helped me stick with the practice like Balance has! It’s so well thought out and well, balanced! You should really give it a try!
Jumbled thoughts
Ever feel like you may have adhd but we’re never diagnosed? This helps. It helped me with the symptoms at least.
Great for beginners to mediation!
I have a really hard time with medication normally because it’s hard for me to sit still and sometimes take time for myself. Balance was something I got with Elevate and I’m never disappointed! This app is so great for guided meditations and has SO many cool things about the app. I wanted headspace because a friend liked it but when I found out about Balance, I was sold right away! This app has everything in one and I really appreciate the design and effort that went into this app. 10/10!
Helpful and soothing
I find the voice in this app relaxing. Good tips. My mind wanders a lot and the tips of labeling are good. I am receiving encouragement. I am hopeful after a 10 minute session.
Best
There is no shortage of meditation and mental health apps. I have tried quite a few while some were not bad but using Balance I do not need to keep searching because I found what works for me. Easy to use while still making the plans unique to the individual
Breathe App
This App really helps in most any situation I am developing coping skills and strategies daily
Didn’t like it
I didn’t like it. It felt condescending. It would ask a question like “were you able to concentrate during the last session?” Then the voice would say, that’s great you were able to concentrate last session! Too formulaic. I wanted to turn the preamble off completely. Then it started repeating the previous session as if I hadn’t done that one so I stopped. The lessons didn’t progress correctly due to a bug or something.
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