The #1 mindfulness app that teaches you to enjoy the little things again
Awaren is more than single meditations. In a structured 8-week training you learn to notice your thoughts, your feelings and your behaviour earlier, and to choose your next step on purpose. You learn that thoughts are not facts. The result: you sleep better and enjoy the little things again.
Eight weeks, eight steps that build on each other
Not single meditations, but a training that builds, based on the proven MBSR method. Each week takes a new step, from noticing what is going on to consciously choosing how you live.
The autopilot
Discover how often you live on autopilot and how noticing it is the first step to a real choice.
From your head to your experience
Stop overthinking and drop into your body. Learn the difference between responding and being swept along.
Back to the here and now
Breath and body become your anchors. Every time you drift off, you know the way back.
Staying with it
Stay present with what feels uncomfortable. You discover you can handle more than you thought.
Learning to accept
Stop fighting what is already here. That is exactly where space, steadiness and strength appear.
Thoughts are not facts
Your thoughts feel real, but they are not. Watch them come and go, and choose for yourself.
Taking care of yourself
Feeling your limits is not a luxury. You learn to listen to what you truly need.
The rest of your life
Not an ending, but a beginning. Mindfulness stops being a task and becomes how you live.
A training you benefit from for the rest of your life
A complete mindfulness experience: guided meditations, deeper reading and insight into your progress, on your phone.
8-week mindfulness training
A structured journey with weekly sessions, assignments and tools that build on each other.
Guided meditations
Professionally narrated meditations for every moment of the day, from 5 to 20 minutes.
Breathing exercises
Short breathing exercises that help you bring your attention back, even on a busy day.
In-depth reading
Read the background and the science behind each step, so you understand what you practise.
Insight into your progress
Track your streak, see your growth and stay motivated to keep going.
iOS and Android
Available on iPhone and Android. Your training comes with you everywhere.
Built by a mindfulness expert
Awaren was created by Roy van Sichem, an experienced mindfulness trainer. His mission is to help as many people as possible enjoy life again. He went through a burnout and depression himself, and found his way out through mindfulness. Since then it has become his life’s mission to teach mindfulness to everyone.
A recognized trainer, not a faceless app
Awaren grew out of a real mindfulness practice. The training was developed by a recognized MBSR trainer who has guided people for years: first in the training room in Zoetermeer, now in the app too. The same method, the same structure.
- Recognized MBSR trainer. Certified in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction method.
- Years of experience. Teaching since 2008, with more than 1000 participants guided in person.
- Live training in Zoetermeer. The 8-week training is also taught in person in small groups.
Roy is registered and certified with
What training participants say
“I always found meditation vague, but this training made it concrete. For the first time I am keeping it up.”
“The week-by-week structure works for me. I notice I respond more steadily and sleep better.”
“Finally someone who explains why you do something. It feels like a real training, not single meditations.”
Good to know
The training
Do I need experience with meditation?
No. This is a step-by-step training that teaches you to meditate, right from the basics. You need no prior knowledge, just a few minutes a day. And it is not floaty or vague. Getting stuck in your head is the real floatiness; this training teaches you to get out of your head and back to feeling what you really need.
How much time does it take per day?
Expect about 10 to 20 minutes a day. The meditations range from 5 to 20 minutes, so you can keep the training going, even on a busy day. Recent research shows that just 5 minutes of mindfulness a day increases awareness and can even influence gene expression.
Sleep & stress
Can Awaren help me sleep better?
Yes. Poor sleep often comes from a mind that will not switch off at night: worrying, ruminating, overthinking. That is exactly what Awaren works on. You learn to notice your thoughts and let them go instead of getting carried away, so you settle down more easily. Research backs this up: a randomised study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that mindfulness measurably improves sleep quality in people with sleep problems. Awaren has no sleep stories; instead you learn a skill that also works during the day.
Does Awaren help with stress?
Yes, and this is what Awaren is built on. The training is based on MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), the most researched method for stress worldwide. Meta-analyses consistently show that MBSR significantly reduces perceived stress, anxiety and rumination. You learn to recognise stress earlier and deal with it on purpose, instead of being overwhelmed. Not a temporary fix, but a skill that stays.
About Awaren
Is Awaren really the #1 mindfulness app?
Awaren is the #1 mindfulness app in the App Store, with an average rating of 4.8. The training itself has the highest rating on Google. The training is taught by Roy van Sichem, who has been giving the scientifically proven Mindfulness MBSR/MBCT trainings since 2008 and has guided more than 1000 people. Instead of putting a plaster on the wound, the Awaren app addresses the source: your thoughts. Through a scientifically proven method you learn to tackle the source, rather than temporary fixes.
5.0on Google · 40+ reviewsWhat is the difference with other meditation apps?
Most apps give you single meditations: a moment of relief, but the problem itself stays. Awaren works at the root. In a structured 8-week training, where each week builds on the last, you learn to recognise your own thoughts and deal with them differently. So you do not just change how you feel for a moment, but the way you respond.
Is Awaren free?
Yes. Awaren is free to use: download the app and play all the free meditations right away, as often as you like. The full 8-week mindfulness training, the heart of Awaren, is part of Premium. You try that training free for 7 days, no payment details, and you stop whenever you want.
Which devices does Awaren work on?
Awaren works on iPhone and Android, and there is a full web environment where you can log in and see all your progress. Your account and your progress come with you, across all your devices.
Take your first step today
Download the #1 mindfulness app for free and start right away. Want the full 8-week training? Try it free for 7 days, no payment details needed.