{"id":62087,"date":"2022-10-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/?p=62087"},"modified":"2026-04-01T05:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:04:10","slug":"tech-yourself-dont-wreck-yourself-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/tech-yourself-dont-wreck-yourself-2\/","title":"3 Mindful Apps for Genuine Connection","content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apps help us complete daily tasks, organize our calendar, connect with people around the world, or blow off steam with a little entertainment. Others vie for our attention with pinging notifications and endless feeds. These apps were designed with wellness and inclusion at their core to help us connect authentically online\u2014without sacrificing privacy or principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Mindful Apps for Genuine Connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Blackfullness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new app <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfullness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blackfullness<\/a>, founders Sonia Russell and David Walker aim to highlight the ways African Americans are already practicing mindfulness\u2014though they may not call it or think of it as such. The app welcomes users into regular and customizable practice, where Black folks can experience the benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/how-to-manage-stress-with-mindfulness-and-meditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stress reduction<\/a> and awareness. \u201c It\u2019s the love we have for humanity that is really driving us,\u201d Walker told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theroot.com\/blackfullness-is-making-space-for-black-people-to-slow-1849414477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Root.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Marco Polo <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/use-social-media-wisely-mindfully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media<\/a> users have been surprised with reports about the collection and selling of their data by platforms like Facebook. Video-based social media app Marco Polo offers an alternative. \u201cWe do not run third-party ads because our community of Marco Polo members is our customers, and that\u2019s who we work to support,\u201d says Vlada Bortnik, the company founder. Users send private video messages to friends and family, and people can reply when it\u2019s convenient for them, helping loved ones connect without sharing their personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Morale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us have bemoaned the negativity that thrives on social media at one point or another. A new app on the market aims to be the antidote. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/moraleapp.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morale<\/a> app, users send anonymous positive affirmations to a customized network of friends. Backed by science that shows that giving a compliment boosts the mood of both the giver and receiver, users are encouraged to send five messages of positivity per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-mindful-section-header heading heading--section heading--left has-black-text\"><span>read more<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<article class=\"posts posts--horizontal posts--large \">\n\t<div class=\"grid-noBottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"posts__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/6-meditaiton-apps-that-are-worth-the-price-tag\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"timberpost\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/6-Meditation-Apps-That-Are-Worth-the-Price-Tag-1536x960.png 1536w\" alt=\"Black woman in a yellow T-shirt smiling down at her meditation subscription with a yellow studio background.\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBooks &amp; Reviews\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"posts__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/6-meditaiton-apps-that-are-worth-the-price-tag\/\" >6 Meditation Apps That Are Worth the Price Tag<\/a>&nbsp;\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"posts__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThinking about signing up for a subscription-based mindfulness experience? Here are our four favorite premium mindfulness apps to consider\u2014plus, two extra self-care apps that caught our attention.\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/6-meditaiton-apps-that-are-worth-the-price-tag\/\" class=\"posts__readmore\" ><span>Read More<\/span>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/mindful\/assets\/img\/arrow-right.svg\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__author\">Janet Ho<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__date\">May 14, 2021<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"posts posts--horizontal posts--large \">\n\t<div class=\"grid-noBottom\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"posts__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/how-an-app-helped-me-deepen-my-mindfulness-practice\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"timberpost\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/content\/uploads\/How-an-App-Helped-Me-Deepen-My-Mindfulness-Practice-1-1536x960.jpeg 1536w\" alt=\"How an App Helped Me Deepen My Mindfulness Practice\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__badge__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBooks &amp; Reviews\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col-8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"posts__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"posts__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/how-an-app-helped-me-deepen-my-mindfulness-practice\/\" >How an App Helped Me Deepen My Mindfulness Practice<\/a>&nbsp;\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"posts__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMisty Pratt debriefs how a free, science-based app is helping her take steps toward more self-acceptance and well-being.\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindful.org\/how-an-app-helped-me-deepen-my-mindfulness-practice\/\" class=\"posts__readmore\" ><span>Read More<\/span>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/mindful\/assets\/img\/arrow-right.svg\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__author\">Misty Pratt<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"posts__date\">December 11, 2021<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These new apps have wellness and inclusion woven into their development and aim to help us connect with others and with ourselves without sacrificing our privacy or principles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17618,17600,17599,17611],"tags":[17107,17274,17134],"departments":[1274],"issues":[13780,17145],"coauthors":[723],"class_list":["post-62087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","category-learn","category-mindfulness-for","category-relationships","tag-mental-health","tag-premium","tag-technology","departments-departments","issues-13780","issues-december-2022"],"acf":[],"site_id":1,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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