What is Guided?
Guided is the ultimate AI-powered meditation app designed to help you find peace, manage stress, and enhance your mental well-being. Our personalized AI meditations adapt to your unique needs, ensuring every session is tailored just for you. Whether you need help sleeping, overcoming stress, or just a moment of calm, Guided is here 24/7 to support you with ever-evolving content and tools.
What's included in a Guided subscription?
A Guided subscription unlocks the full power of our AI meditation features, including:
• Daily personalized meditations crafted by our advanced AI to suit your individual needs.
• A vast library of Sleep Tales for deep sleep, lucid dreaming, and more.
• Exclusive soundscapes and ambient music produced by top artists to enhance your meditation experience.
• Dynamic sounds triggered by your emotions and needs, making every session unique and impactful.
Where should I get started once I download the app?
Begin with our Welcome Meditation for a smooth introduction, or jump right in and create one of your 3 free personalized sessions. These guided meditations are crafted to showcase the full power of our AI, helping you explore themes like sleep, stress relief, focus, and more. For quick support, check out features like our Calm Timer.
What is meditation?
Meditation is the practice of allowing thoughts to come and go, recognizing and releasing them without judgment. Long-term meditation can shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight to a relaxed state, offering benefits like:
• Reduced anxiety and depression
• Chronic pain management
• Lower stress levels
• Improved sleep quality
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your attention to the present moment without judgment. It involves being fully present and engaged, rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. By cultivating mindfulness, you can experience greater clarity, calmness, and overall well-being.
Why do I have trouble sleeping?
Trouble sleeping can stem from various factors, including:
• Stress and Anxiety: High levels of stress or anxiety can keep your mind racing and prevent you from relaxing and falling asleep.
• Poor Sleep Habits: Irregular sleep patterns, inconsistent bedtimes, excessive caffeine or alcohol intake, and stimulating activities before bed can disrupt your sleep.
• Environmental Factors: An uncomfortable sleeping environment, excessive noise, extreme temperatures, or inadequate lighting can interfere with your sleep.
• Medical Conditions: Conditions like chronic pain, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, or hormonal imbalances can disrupt your sleep.
• Mental Health Issues: Depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and other mental health disorders can affect sleep quality.
If you're consistently having trouble sleeping, it's best to consult with a healthcare professional for personalized guidance.
How can I sleep better naturally?
Guided offers a suite of tools to help you sleep better naturally:
• Customized Sleep Meditations: Personalized AI-driven meditations to help you unwind before bed and improve sleep hygiene.
• Dynamic Soundscapes: Soundscapes and ambient music produced by top sound designers, including natural sounds like rainstorms and ocean waves, and different frequency noises like white, brown, and green noise.
• Sleep Tales: Engaging bedtime stories for both adults and kids, designed to lull you to sleep. Enjoy exclusive content featuring your favorite characters and narrators.
• Breathwork Exercises: Guided breathwork to lower your heart rate and shift your nervous system into a relaxed state, promoting deeper sleep.
Our content is tailored to meet your sleep goals, whether you're looking to fall asleep, get back to sleep, or unwind before bed. New offerings are added regularly to keep your sleep routine fresh and effective.
Are Sleep Tales good for kids and adults?
Absolutely! Guided's Sleep Tales are designed for all ages, providing a soothing bedtime experience for both kids and adults. In our user feedback, parents have reported:
• 99% felt that Guided Sleep Tales helped them and their child fall asleep faster.
• 95% felt that Guided Sleep Tales helped them and their wake up refreshed.
With Guided, the whole family can enjoy a better night's sleep.