Dont think of Waking Up as a conventional meditation appthink of it as a new operating system for your mind, and a guide to living a better life. We aim to offer a far deeper approach to mindfulness than youll find elsewhereone that fundamentally transforms how you see yourself, and the world around you. But youll also discover life-changing, secular wisdom from top scholars and experts, on everything from sleep and doing good in the world to time management and happiness. Waking Up is free for anyone who cant afford it. We never want money to be the reason why someone cant benefit from what weve built. Sam Harris, neuroscientist and best-selling author, built Waking Up to be the resource he wished hed had when he began exploring meditation over years ago. Sam only includes those practices and insights hes found to be utterly life-changing. The same is true for the many teachers, scholars, and experts youll meet throughout the app. Weve heard from thousands of members who say they never really understood meditation until they took our -part Introductory Course. Whether youre a beginner or advanced practitioner, youll dive straight into the deep end of real mindfulness, so you dont waste any time on the surface. Meditation is about more than just relieving stress, sleeping better, or improving your focus. While it can help you do all of that, our goal is ultimately to help you open the door to a deeper understanding of yourself. Here, you wont just uncover simple relaxation techniques and you wont find any New Age fluff or religious dogma. Explore some of lifes most important questions, on topics like neuroscience, psychedelics, enlightenment, ethics, and Stoicismfrom renowned authors and professors like Oliver Burkeman, Michael Pollan, Laurie Santos, Arthur C. Brooks, James Clear, and others. Waking Up explains both the theory and the practice of meditation so you dont just learn the how of mindfulness, but also the why. Youll be guided by prominent figures like Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Jayasāra, and Henry Shukman, who teach a wide range of contemplative practices, including Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta, and more. Within Waking Up, youll find some of the most profound spiritual teachings from throughout historythose that have stood the test of time. And youll hear from historic voices like Alan Watts. But we also pressure-test ancient wisdom against modern science, so you wont find outlandish claims or anything we havent found to be empirically true. Waking Up supports your growth and development in a number of different ways. Youll find an abundance of useful features, like meditation timers, in-app support messages, an ever-growing audio library, and daily reminders to help bring your mindfulness practice into your life. Waking Up is, hands down, the most important meditation guide Ive ever used. If youve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer! Waking Up is not an app, its a path. It is equal parts a meditation guide, a philosophy master-class and a highly-focused TED Conference. Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is disabled at least hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription from your Google Play account settings. Payment will be charged to your Google account. Satisfaction guarantee: If you dont find the app valuable, email us at [email protected] for a full refund.