Software Reviews: Stress, wellbeing and self-care

摘要

We look at some apps designed to help you combat stress and anxiety, and fix your work-life balance. Many traditions, both medical and esoteric, have developed relaxation techniques, sometimes with an interesting degree of overlap between otherwise rather different traditions. For example, Relax Lite comes from the yoga world, specifically Yoga Nidra, but its lessons in controlled breathing and meditation could be of use to anyone. The breathing element is particularly nice - in essence it is just a timer, but a very specific one, designed to help you learn and practise deep and calm breathing. You can work through multiple levels, with your choice from a list of musical tones and background images to help you get the idea at each stage. Breathing exercises of this kind can help with a variety of things, not just general relaxation and better use of your lungs. It can also help deal with insomnia, anxiety or panic attacks, and even pain relief.