Most of the time when I meditate, I use the Insight Timer app on my iPhone. (It’s also available on Android). I use it to time my sits, and at the end, when it shows me how many people have been meditating with me (and sometimes that’s more than 5,000!) I say “Thank you for sitting with me” to some of the meditators using the app that live locally. It’s a great way to feel supported in your practice.
I’ve never used the guided meditations on the app, although I have contributed a few. Recently I was checking the stats that the app’s creators have made available, and was rather stunned.
At the moment by guided meditations have been played 440,500 times by 115,500 meditators, who have cumulatively spent 164,000 hours listening to them. That’s almost 19 years! Wow! I’m grateful that the app developers have helped me reach such a wide audience.
There are loads of other teachers on the app as well.
If you don’t use the app, I’d highly recommend it. There are buttons below, linking you to the iPhone and Android versions.
Here’s a link to my profile, which shows you which guided meditations I’ve made available. And if you do give it a try, please do check out my meditations.
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Well you know I use the app, we are often "on" at the same time. It is great and is an integral part of my now very regular practice after about three decades of good intentions. Must feel good to be a part of it.
It's great to be able to reach a lot of people. The reviews of the meditations are also lovely to read.