Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom 4+

Insights for a Better Life

Waking Up Course, LLC

    • 4.8 • 118 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 2.31.0

Waking Up isn’t just another meditation app—it’s a new operating system for your mind. In our latest release, we fixed some bugs and made some performance improvements, so nothing major to report here.

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
118 Ratings

118 Ratings

steveypeeet ,

The best meditation app and the only one you’ll need

Brilliant app, unparalleled content and a genuinely well thought through and effective methodology and process for helping someone gain insight in to their own consciousness.

I cannot think of a more tangible and obvious beneficial use case for the smartphone than the ability to access the tools to help guide your understanding and recognition of your own true nature and this app is by far the best I have tried, used or heard about (and I’ve tried a few).

Many of the touted benefits of these wonder machines in our pockets have a mixed track record at best and unforeseen malign consequences at worst. Being able to access a cadre of the best teachers and hours of content at your own leisure is the purest case of technology improving your inner life that I can think of.

Needless to say, I highly recommend it.

Nofaithnomore ,

First time and it’s good.

I’ve been one to kind of flippantly pass on meditation as something for other people to do. Well, issues in life and time to re-assess priorities brought me to Sam’s work on this project. I’ve been a great admirer of Sam and his critical thinking for many years so it was only logical to check out his program. There are a few others to choose from and I looked at all the reviews - but Sams app and his impeccable reputation made go with project. I am enjoying it very much and look forward to progressing accordingly.

Keep it up Sam.

They call me Dr. Love ,

Sam comes through!

After hearing about the coming app for what seems like an eternity, out it comes! And what an app it is. The separate lessons and meditations are just the right balance between theory and practice, or rather reflection and application. I am a practiced mediator, but there are still many useful reminders we can all use, no matter where we are on our journeys. I would recommend this app without hesitation to beginners and more-experienced meditators. Well done, Sam! It was worth the wait!!!

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 based on, for example, 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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