Waking Up: Beyond Meditation

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4.8
40.6K reviews
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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 [email protected] for a full refund.
Updated on
Nov 5, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8
39.9K reviews
Shay Morris
July 6, 2024
I've been using the app a short while now and I'm very excited about it. The difference I've noticed between Waking Up and other meditation apps, is that Waking Up offers a clear guided path that is aimed at sustainable growth. As Sam tells you himself, the app is meant as a companion on a path towards a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Other meditation apps I've used have helped me also, but Waking Up offers more than just meditations. It aims at guiding, but also teaching how it all works.
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A Google user
January 3, 2019
While the content is great, and the app works perfect for 99%, I do have a bug to report. There seems to be a problem with the way the app shuts down after I close it. When I try to open it again the next day, the app shows a completely white screen and gets stuck on it. I have to manually kill the app (in that 'recent apps' view) and start it again for it to work.
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A Google user
January 10, 2019
Mostly great meditation sessions (now 50 in total). The app works flawlessly, I like the 10 minutes a day format and Sam's voice and guidance. Some meditations didn't resonate with me, such as the ones about "looking for the subject who is looking" (there kind of is none) or "turning attention on itself" (how the heck I am supposed to do that?). I didn't get it. Anyway, probably can't expect every type of meditation concept to work well personally.
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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.