headspaceReviews of headspace.com

I just love Headspace! I'm recommending it to people all of the time. I feel like it has helped me to come to the next level in my meditation practice by giving me some great meditation techniques to use. Meditating helps to keep me grounded, which is good for me, and for the people around me.

This app is amazing. It’s the best spent £10 a month I spend. This is because as an adult with Autism (Asperger syndrome) with a very late diagnosis only 3 years ago (at age 38) I’ve never until now received the support I’ve needed so I’ve had to unnecessarily suffer a lot of mental health difficulties . I also have ADHD. I am not on any medication becuase I do not need it. This Headspace app is a huge part of what I call “my good mental health toolkit” In it I have many coping mechanisms to support and help me to maintain a good mental health. Meditation is so important to me, it’s changed my life by helping me to gain more insight into my thoughts, feelings and default responses and reactions etc to enable change to naturally happen and to begin to reprogram my brain in a healthy way for the first time in my life. I thought my Autism meltdowns were out of my control completely and forever coz I’ve never been taught anything to help me help myself to cope better when I get so overwhelmed and meltdown then erupts. Well of course they are still difficult and very distressing but through the mindfulness I’ve been learning from this app, it has began to give me some kinda space to give me a pause and helps me to with no judgment to identify certain emotions in the autism “rumble period” and thus gives me a little awareness when I’m spiralling out of control and therefore im no longer fully lost and able to help myself through it better. I’m my opinion for me this new skill of meditation been more helpful for me than any therapy has ever given me. I really thought for years that’s I had too much anxiety to meditate and tried and failed that’s because I really didn’t know how to do it (but didn’t realise it was a skill like anything and that it is all about changing your unhelpful healthly patterns that contribute to having poor mental health) and I really didn’t realise that if your anxious that’s MORE the reason to do it! Little did I realise what a skill it is and everyone who wants to learn needs a good teacher! I thought it was about pushing thoughts away. Instead of seeing them come in, acknowledging them and letting them go without judgment or effort. Just looking at it impartially. Not following the thoughts etc. I used to follow every negative thought I didn’t know about the unhelpful process my brain used to take all the time that lead to me having such a lot of anxiety, now I do and I’m beginning to change it. Having the packs is amazing I feel I’m learning tons daily adding to my tool kit . The singles are also excellent. I use the overwhelm one and burned out ones when I feel a meltdown coming on. It’s really helps me Centre myself. I feel I’ve gained so much Insight into my behaviour and thoughts and feelings, my mental health is improving constantly. For just 10 minutes a day minimum of doing these meditations, there is an awareness and an increasing mindfulness in the way I conduct my life. It’s making my life so much better. Thanks Headspace !

Incredible app. Taught me how to meditate. I have been using it almost daily for over 2 years. Has transformed my life.

I never thought I could relax enough to meditate and while I do still worry I’m not ‘doing it right’ I really look forward to my headspace time and to Andy’s soothing and reassuring voice. My doctor actually recommended this to me or I probably wouldn’t have even tried, but the tone is so gentle and supportive and makes me feel normal when my mind wanders or I’m distracted. My only gripe is that the interface on iPhone is a little buggy - the notifications don’t appear in full so you get halfway through an inspirational message and can’t access the rest! The customer support is good too but again the interface there is a bit temperamental. Overall though I love it and can feel it changing me.

Such a brilliant app, continually being improved and updated. Headspace has given me a different perspective on how I think about life’s situations etc. After a year exploring the app, I have signed-up for a lifetime subscription.

Used this for nearly 3 years so far. A helpful daily practice. Great customer support.

Headspace has become absolutely essential in my life ... I could never meditate before but Headspace sends me reminders, tracks my progress and helped me to make it a habit :) My 6 year old daughter has leukaemia and someone recommended it as a great tool to help deal with the additional stress ... they were right! Headspace is really helping me through the tough times. Try it today - don't wait for the stressful times to hit before you start it - but if the stress has already hit make sure you download it NOW!

Considering the much higher cost of therapy, Headspace is completely worth the annual subscription. When I make a point of using it every day (usually 15 minutes, sometimes just 5 if there's a time crunch), I notice I have better resilience from stress and am sleeping better. Get to know your brain and learn to calm it!