Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom 4+

Insights for a Better Life

Waking Up Course, LLC

    • 4.9 • 5.8K Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

Description

NOT JUST ANOTHER MEDITATION APP
Don’t think of Waking Up as a conventional meditation app—think 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 you’ll find elsewhere—one that fundamentally transforms how you see yourself, and the world around you.

But you’ll 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 can’t afford it. We never want money to be the reason why someone can’t benefit from what we’ve built.

***Created by Sam Harris
Sam Harris, neuroscientist and best-selling author, built Waking Up to be the resource he wished he’d had when he began exploring meditation over 30 years ago.

Sam only includes those practices and insights he’s found to be utterly life-changing. The same is true for the many teachers, scholars, and experts you’ll meet throughout the app.

***A step-by-step approach to mindfulness
We’ve heard from thousands of members who say they never really understood meditation until they took our 28-part Introductory Course.

Whether you’re a beginner or advanced practitioner, you’ll dive straight into the deep end of real mindfulness, so you don’t waste any time on the surface.

***Learn the true purpose of meditation
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.

***A place for serious seekers
Explore some of life’s most important questions, on topics like neuroscience, psychedelics, enlightenment, ethics, and Stoicism—from renowned authors and professors like Oliver Burkeman, Michael Pollan, Laurie Santos, Arthur C. Brooks, James Clear, and others.

***In-depth theory and practice
Waking Up explains both the theory and the practice of meditation —so you don’t just learn the “how” of mindfulness, but also the “why.”

You’ll 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.

***Timeless insights, modern lens
Within Waking Up, you’ll find some of the most profound spiritual teachings from throughout history—those that have stood the test of time. And you’ll hear from historic voices like Alan Watts.

But we also pressure-test ancient wisdom against modern science, so you won’t find outlandish claims or anything we haven’t found to be empirically true.

***A comprehensive guide
Waking Up supports your growth and development in a number of different ways. You’ll 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—plus, Waking Up allows you to save all of your meditation sessions to your Apple Health app.

“Waking Up is, hands down, the most important meditation guide I’ve ever used.” Physician Peter Attia

“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” -Susan Cain, best-selling author

“Waking Up is not an app, it’s a path. It is equal parts a meditation guide, a philosophy master-class and a highly-focused TED Conference.” -Eric Hirschberg, former CEO of ACTIVISION

SUBSCRIPTION
Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple account.

Terms of service: https://wakingup.com/terms-of-service/
Privacy policy: https://wakingup.com/privacy-policy/
Satisfaction guarantee: If you don’t find the app valuable, email us at support@wakingup.com for a full refund.

What’s New

Version 2.27

- You can now receive the Daily Quote via email.
- We’ve made minor updates to the Introductory Course, including visual improvements, overall organization, and order of theory lessons. All of the meditations have remained exactly the same.
- Bug fixes and improvements.

Ratings and Reviews

4.9 out of 5
5.8K Ratings

5.8K Ratings

The vigilant and the virtuous ,

Amazing!!

I am so thankful for the waking up team and all that the app provides! I have been subscribed to the app for 3 years while finishing my PhD and I am still in awe at how much the practice truly makes a difference in my life. Particularly, I love the way that Sam breaks it down methodically, and from a spiritual but also scientific perspective. So far, I have ‘graduated’ in the guided meditation course and am doing guided mediations daily whilst listening to the courses and conversations. The new ‘moments’ feature is also an incredibly useful tool for integrating the practice into your daily life. It’s actually life-changing, and if you are seeing a therapist for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, guided meditation with Sam is the best partner to it.. the two marry perfectly, and my experience with both the latter - and life in general- has strongly improved with help of meditation.

I will forever be grateful to Sam and the team for granting me access (free whilst I couldn’t afford it), and significantly improving my mental health with this amazing app. I’ve told all my friends and family about this app, and likewise, I strongly encourage anyone who wishes to learn mediation- not only the practice but the theory and science behind it- to download this app, it truly is worth it! ☺️ ✌🏼

molly in oz ,

Sharing The Joy

I've been using the Waking Up ap for nearly 2 years and the calm, insights and joy it gives me is not easy to share. I have 3 boys 30, 22 and 20 years old whom I've sometimes tortured with my enthusiasm and hope that they will follow it as delightedly as I do. The benefits to them in this insane world would be infinitely more important.

But other than the "moments" which I regularly send them; I can't share the "conversations" like the one with Tara which I listened to twice this New Year's Eve; & the daily meditations which sometimes are particularly relevant to their present state in the world... I dearly wish I could share specific parts, like only that Tara conversation specifically today as we all contemplate how to make 2021 better for the world and each other. It could be game changing for them after a Covid lockdown in Melbourne for the better part of 2020!!!I Please make a "share" link for the individual parts of your wonderful Ap Sam, for some, being able to share a month of the whole thing is still too much to bite off! Thank you for all the great work you do. Molly in Oz

BrydieCuss ,

Thank you Sam Harris!!

I have been subscribed to waking up for almost 2 years now and I’ve got to say it’s a truly amazing app. I won’t go on about the benefits and why it’s good (even though I totally could) because other reviews describe it perfectly.
If you’ve had issues with other meditation apps and methods in the past, or have never tried it before, this app will surely not disappoint. I love that there is a theory section so you can really understand how to implement the practice of meditation into your everyday life. This app has helped me deal with so much in my life, its just a beautiful escape and such a great tool I use often (although not as much as I should these days).
Thank you so so much Sam for making this amazing resource and for having a system where you can pay a reduced amount for the subscription if you don’t have the funds to pay the full amount. I really appreciate that. Anyways, if you’re on the fence... get the app! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain from this beauty of a meditation course.

App Privacy

The developer, Waking Up Course, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Purchases
  • Location
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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