At Ease Anxiety Relief app for iPhone and iPad

4.2 ( 8592 ratings )

Lifestyle Health & Fitness
Developer: Meditation Oasis

2.99 USD

Current version: 4.2, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 09 Jun 2010
App size: 216.9 Mb

Relax quickly and stop the "Anxiety-Worry Spiral". A unique approach, the app features guided breathing meditations and guided journaling with topics to write on and think about during the day. At Ease is intended to make deep and lasting change rather than applying a temporary “band aid”. You can experience immediate relief using the guided breathing meditations, and realize long term benefits using the program regularly over time.

"A Must Have! I have suffered with very bad anxiety for years and this app has been a wonderful help." --rallylou, app user

At Ease includes:

-- 3 Guided Breathing Meditations
-- Guided Journaling program with exercises
-- Option of voice alone or music or nature sounds for the background of the meditations
-- 3 choices of Music
-- 3 choices of Nature Sounds
-- Ability to adjust relative volume of voice and background

GUIDED BREATHING MEDITATIONS

These meditations are the core of the At Ease program. When you are anxious, your breathing becomes shallow and constricted. You will learn to breathe in an easy, natural way that makes you feel more relaxed. The meditations will also train you to let go of worry and find the pleasure in breathing.

At Ease contains three easy, effective breathing meditations:

-- Deep Breathing Guided Meditation
-- Breath Awareness Guided Meditation
-- Belly Breathing Guided Meditation
Your meditation sessions can be added to Apple Health.

JOURNALING & EXERCISES The At Ease journaling process is increases self-awareness -- the foundation of all change. It will also help you develop some important strategies for dealing with anxiety. You will be given exercises to do during the day, and questions to write about as you reflect on your experiences with the exercises.

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"I am a very anxious, nervous person but thanks to you I am becoming relaxed and finally sleeping enough." -- Sophie

"Mary Maddux is able to bring her listener to a state of calm and relaxation quickly and easily. Her voice and the music behind her is so soothing to a tired soul and bring you to a quiet level of relaxation." -- Kim

"A couple times at work, I could feel panic attacks coming on so I went to a conference room and listened to one of the meditations... I was able to calm down significantly and get through the day. Pretty amazing!" -- SH

"The words and music...work together in a synergistic way to create a feeling of comfort, peace, and reassurance that has been very effective for me in reducing the anxious thoughts and increasing the joy and well being." -- CP

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ABOUT MARY AND RICHARD MADDUX

Meditation teachers Mary and Richard Maddux have brought meditation to thousands of people worldwide with their popular Meditation Oasis® podcast, CDs and smartphone apps. Mary’s guided meditations draw on her experience as counselor and healing arts practitioner in both conventional and alternative settings. The processes in the At Ease app are informed by her work in mental health, hospital and hospice. Richard has played and composed music all of his life. He teaches through his music which is composed for meditation, relaxation and healing and supports the meditative experience.

DISCLAIMER: This application is not a substitute for professional counseling or medical advice.

Pros and cons of At Ease Anxiety Relief app for iPhone and iPad

At Ease Anxiety Relief app good for

Works well to stop "those" feelings of doom before they escalate. Just wish I could play all three meditations in sequence without having to interrupt each meditation...unless I missed something.

This app is great for being rid of anxiety and calming the self and learning how to stay in the moment. It is a great app for the price.

I really like the journaling available in this app. It makes you use your mind to help control the anxiety and stress rather than just deep breathing. If you use it, it really makes you think yourself out of the anxiety.

Its a hustle bustle world and maybe some people like that. If you dont, try this app to unwind and cope with anxious feelings associated with the busy world. The app provides practical exercises and some guided meditation to help. A well designed app too!

I love this app! When I first saw the app I thought that the price was high and didnt know if it would actual work. Well I downloaded and it has done wonders for me! I used to be anxious all the time and this app is perfect for anyone who just needs to relax. The breathing exercises are just perfect (they really do work) and the music choices are nice. The journaling work right along with the breathing exercises. This is the perfect stress relief app. I only wish there were more music choices! The best!!!!

Im a big fan of Meditation Oasis work in general and was excited to see this app come out, as it definitely suits a need for me. It is nicely designed and easy to use. My favorite feature is the voice-instructions for each step. This is a huge bonus for people with anxiety. The simpler you can make an app like this, the better. The guided meditations are excellent and Marys voice is angelic. Beyond that, the advice given for coping is well thought out and mirrors concepts found in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as other long-standing, accepted processes of dealing with anxiety. In other words, this isnt just someone telling you to "relax." While it IS very relaxing, there is a science to what the app offers. Improvements could include longer meditations, more meditations and better functionality of the journaling pages. (Even voice-journaling in the future?) There are a couple of other minor tech issues I think they could improve, but none that affect the effectiveness of the app. This is well worth the low price and is a must-have in your arsenal against anxiety and stress.

Some bad moments

Im in agreement with a previous poster in regards to the mention of anxiety by the soothing female voice, and reminders of it over and over jarring me out of a comfortable space. Every time I started to get relaxed, I got told my anxiety was nothing to pay attention to. The very mention of the word altered my focus in a bad way. I can understand the reassurance early on, but 7 minutes into a 9 minute session, I shouldnt be reminded that I might have anxiety! Stressful, though it has lots of good qualities.

This was a huge disappointment. Its like listening to someone read a basic primer on anxiety .

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