Alternative To Looking At A Screen
Resources that can help reduce engagement with smartphones, tablets and laptops. Some of them are themselves apps, but the content is designed to be screen-free.
28 Resources in Alternative to looking at a screen
Audible
Audible is a subscription service for audiobooks and podcasts.
BetterSleep app
Popular app with music, sounds, meditations and stories for you to choose from to support your sleep
Bodyscan (The Sleep Project)
A guided bodyscan from the Sleep Project
Bose QuietComfort headphones
Noise cancelling headphones
Brain.fm
Music to enhance focus
Breathwrk app
App providing breathing exercises
Calm app
A meditation and sleep app
Day One app
A journalling app with photo, video, voice and journalling entry
Earth.fm
Nature soundscapes and guided meditations
Eckhart yoga
Online yoga, pilates and meditation studio with a large variety of classes
Headspace
A meditation app
Insight timer
Free meditation app
Jones wall clock
A wall or freestanding manual clock
NSDR by Andrew Huberman
A 10 and 20 minute NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) meditation by Andrew Huberman
Neal's yard bath/shower products
Neal's yard bath/shower products for sleep
Park run
A free 5k run every Saturday morning in multiple locations
Reveri app
Guided self-hypnosis app
Sleep meditation (Great Meditation)
An Original 20 minute guided Sleep meditation recorded by Great Meditation.
Spotify
A digital music, podcast and video app
The Artist's Way Morning pages Journal
A morning journalling technique and journal
The Five Minute Journal
A gratitude journal that takes just 5 minutes per day
The Holistic Psychologist meditation
A 16 minute meditation for times of stress
The Shipping Forecast
A BBCR4 broadcast with weather reports for the seas around the British Isles
The Three Question Journal
A twice-daily journal incorporating habit formation and gratitude
Waking up app
Sam Harris' app combining mindfulness, meditation, lessons and conversations.
White, pink and brown noise
White, pink and brown noise soundtracks for sleep
Yoga Nidra (The Sleep Project)
A 10 minute yoga nidra or non-sleep deep rest audio from The Sleep Project
Yoga with Adriene
A free online yoga resource