Re:The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps (2016)
by epalmer on Monday January 15, 2018 @01:11PM
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What is this "Oak" app you mentioned? There are a lot of Android Apps with Oak in their name. Thanks.
Re:The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps (2016)
by skinnymuch on Monday January 15, 2018 @04:27PM
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Looks like it is for iOS only. https://www.oakmeditation.com. Apparently by Kevin Rose of Digg among other things fame.
Re:The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps (2016)
by criddell on Monday January 15, 2018 @02:07PM
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It's an iOS app: https://www.oakmeditation.com/
For me it hits the sweet spot for simple, attractive, and useful.
I downloaded and have been using Oak for a few weeks now and so far, I think I like it. I haven't seen ads and the app is pretty basic. They have guided and unguided sessions and I find myself returning to the guided version even though I've pretty much memorized the instruction. The voices are nice and I actually find myself doing a better job of staying focused on my breath.
I don't know that it's been beneficial yet, but it is becoming a habit.
It also introduced me to Alan Watts and that can't be a bad thing.