Apps for Relaxation and Stress Relief

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• Headspace: website/app offering mindfulness and meditation exercises (2 week free trial available); https://www.headspace.com/
   

• Headspace is offering a free year of Headspace Plus to health care workers with an NPI number; https://www.headspace.com/health-covid-19

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• Ten Percent: meditation app, also offering free access to health care workers; https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide

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• Calm: Seven-day free trial. A meditation, sleep, and relaxation app that also provides resources specifically for coping with COVID-19 anxiety.

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• Stop, Breathe & Think: Always free, and for kids too.

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• Insight Timer: Always free. This is not a daily app, but rather a great library where you can search for various types of meditations and lengths by excellent teachers.

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• 10% Happier: Free and paid options available. Health care providers can use redemption code HEALTHCARE to unlock all content.

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• UCLA Mindful App: Free and has meditation by Diana Winston.

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• AtentaMente: meditación y felicidad
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Coping with stress and anxiety

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• Ginger: Free behavioral health coaching for health care clinicians who are directly supporting COVID-19 patients (free through June).

• Sanvello: Clinically validated techniques for reducing stress and treating anxiety and depression (free premium access during COVID-19 pandemic).

• Happify: Some free content, including stress reduction and cognitive techniques to address anxiety.

• MindShift CBT: Free content, including cognitive behavioral therapy strategies to address general worry, social anxiety, and panic.
   

Insomnia

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• CBT-I Coach: VA developed free app for CBT for insomnia; https://mobile.va.gov/app/cbt-i-coach

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• Balance is a guided meditation app that is offering to give everyone a free yearly subscription this month, send an email to access@balanceapp.com; https://www.balanceapp.com/

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• Other App Options: Calm, breathe2relax, Insight Timer

 

Cognitive Behavioral Strategies

•  Mood Gym

 

Exercise when you have no time

•  FitnessBlender (YouTube)

 

Daily Mood Ratings

•  Daylio, iMoodJournal