Waking Up: Beyond Meditation

Waking Up LLC

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About this app

Waking Up isn’t just another meditation app—it’s a new operating system for your mind, and a guide to living a better life. You’ll not only discover a deeper approach to mindfulness than you’ll find elsewhere; you’ll also learn wisdom, insights, and philosophy to help transform how you see yourself and the world around you.

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

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.

Practice mindfulness👤
• Start to truly understand meditation with our step-by-step Introductory Course
• Whether you’re a beginner or advanced practitioner, you’ll get straight to the heart of real mindfulness
• Learn not only the “how” of mindfulness, but also the “why”
• Our Moment feature offers daily reminders to help you bring more mindfulness into your life

Learn the true purpose of meditation🗝️
• Meditation is about more than just relieving stress, sleeping better, or improving your focus
• Open the door to a deeper understanding of yourself
• Find useful features, like meditation timers, Q&As, and an ever-growing audio library

Wisdom for a better life💭
• Explore some of life’s most important questions, on topics like neuroscience, psychedelics, effective altruism, ethics, and Stoicism
• Insights from renowned authors and scholars like Oliver Burkeman, Michael Pollan, Laurie Santos, Arthur C. Brooks, James Clear, and more
• Discover wisdom and philosophy free from New Age claims or religious dogma

Renowned mindfulness teachers💡
• You’ll be guided through meditations from prominent teachers like Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Jayasāra, and Henry Shukman
• Access a wide range of contemplative practices, including Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta, and more
• Listen to profound insights, wisdom, and contemplative teachings from throughout history—those that have stood the test of time, including historic voices like Alan Watts

“Waking Up is, hands down, the most important meditation guide I’ve ever used.” Peter Attia, MD, best-selling author of Outlive

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

“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 Google Play account settings. Payment will be charged to your Google 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 [e-mail] for a full refund.

Ratings and reviews

Removed a star due to the recent UI change which hypothetically makes navigation easier but at the cost of a clunkier interface and blocky appearance with small font. The quality of the teachings and discussion remains unparalleled, and I will continue to recommend this app to spiritually curious acquaintances, although as a user since 2018 this is the first time an update has made Waking Up less functional. If it ain't broke don't fix it!

I've wanted to incorporate meditation into my life for a long time. I had difficulty doing so with no sense of direction. Waking Up has made such a difference. I look forward to each session. I learn to integrate what I've learned through the practice. Part way through the introductory course, I made the decision to purchase the yearly subscription. I have no regrets.

I finished the 50-day meditation course and it goes deeper than most other courses. Well structured and edited. Science friendly with minimal religious add-ons. Would have preferred a more secular term for metta meditation (e.g., loving kindness), and I don't find the energy in Sam's voice very compassionate/loving when he talks about this. I will use other guided meditations for this type of meditation. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the app and I plan to use it for a long time to come.

What’s new

This update brings smoother performance and bug fixes to enhance your experience. While no major changes are introduced in this version, these refinements help ensure everything runs as seamlessly as possible.