Mindfulness Coach vs Free Form Minds

Mindfulness means noticing and paying attention to what is going on in the present moment, without passing judgment on it. Mindfulness has been shown to be effective for reducing stress, improving emotional balance, increasing self-awareness, helping with anxiety and depression, and coping more effectively with chronic pain. Mindfulness Coach 2.0 was developed to help Veterans, Service members, and others learn how to practice mindfulness. The app provides a gradual, self-guided training program designed to help you understand and adopt a simple mindfulness practice. Mindfulness Coach also offers a library of information about mindfulness (for example “What is Mindfulness?”, “How to Anchor Your Attention”), 12 audio-guided mindfulness exercises and a growing catalog of additional exercises available for free download, goal-setting and tracking, a mindfulness mastery assessment to help you track your progress over time, customizable reminders, and access to other support and crisis resources. Mindfulness Coach is free, doesn’t take or share any of your personal information, and doesn’t require add-on purchases. Mindfulness Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD.

Free Form Minds is on a mission to make the world more mindful, and to give people the tools to make the most out of their minds. Our app is a platform for supporting your personal mindfulness practice, which we work with our clients to develop in customized live programs. The tools and resources from those programs all get delivered to you on our app in a form that you can carry in your pocket. Practice any time, learn to be in the moment where ever you go, and let us join you on your journey into mindfulness meditation. Right now, our app is set up to serve our existing clients in the programs we design for them. We customize approaches based on the objectives, needs, and logistical demands of the organizations we work with, and our app is a dynamic and portable resource kit to support our participants as they develop a personal mindfulness practice. We are diligently working to provide some of our services to individuals who aren’t part of an organization that invests in mindfulness, and we are building out new sections of our digital home to welcome in everyone who wants to learn about what mindfulness and meditation has to offer them. Until then, we encourage individuals and organizations alike to reach out to us about our programs if you would like to use this resource. Mindfulness is a simple yet dynamic practice, and with more apps and information available than ever before, it can be challenging to find an approach that works for you. With our experience in customizing approaches for a wide variety of people and organizations, and the tools like this app that we tailor to your needs, we can help you find a path into mindfulness and meditation that you can sustain and build upon for the rest of your life.