Open your app and… relax

Nowadays, with rushing and stress being considered normal things, it is important to calm down. Know how to do it.

Against all expectations, smartphones can reveal themselves as a precious help towards all of the stressing days we face. Handy as they are, phones can act out as great allies in the time we have to rest and relax, finding out every benefit a small break can grant our brain.

In case you don’t have the time to go to meditation classes or to attend a therapist, and you definitely need to give your soul some rest, always have these apps ready to work in your smartphone.

Stress tracker: Created by a psychology research team, this app may help its user to identify his current mood and the tension sources, understanding what is making him anxious. Through this acknowledgement, it becomes possible to deal better with these moments or even getting to find how to avoid them. This may be one of the best apps to help your relieving your daily stress.

GPS for the Soul: Idealized and developed by Deepak Chopra and Arianna Huffington, this app offers you some insight on your emotional current state, in an interactive way. By putting the tip of your finger over the device’s camera, the app’s programmed sensor measures your heart rate and its variation. According to your age, weight and sex, GPS For The Soul tells you what stress level are you on through a color specter that coincide with your emotional state. And here’s a bonus: it will offer some relaxing tips or tools, such as family pics or specific songs that may help you calm down and stabilize your breath.

Headspace: This app’s purpose is to help you relieving stress, wiping out your toxic thoughts and helping with some short meditations tips.

Relax melodies: Here you can profit from the healing power of music. Some calm melodies or even sounds of nature can be found in this app, everything in name of relaxing, slowing down your mind and keeping stress away. Besides that, you also get an alarm, just for the case you fall asleep calming down too much.

Earthlapse: New age songs and some magnificent photos of planet Earth, captured by NASA astronauts and the International Space Station. You can manage the time you see each photo. A wonderful way to relax.

Sheep counter: Now here’s a classic counting sheep. This app help you relax by counting these animals, feels like childhood again.