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| Founded | 2019 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | meditofoundation |
Medito, officially known as the Medito Foundation (Medito Stichting in Dutch), is a non-profit organisation founded in 2019 and based in Amsterdam. The organisation mainly operates through its free mobile app, which offers guided meditation sessions and meditation courses.[1] It is run by volunteers and is primarily funded by donations.[2][3]
History
[edit]Romain Sourdiaux, Michael Speed, Gareth Yorke, and Steven Yorke founded Medito Foundation in 2019 to offer a free meditation and mindfulness service.[4][3]
The Medito app was launched in April 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The app quickly gained in popularity, reaching 100,000 downloads in September 2020.[5] It was awarded Google Play's Best of Play Award in the "Apps for Good" category in 2020.[6]
In July 2022, the Medito app reached over a million downloads.[7]
Product
[edit]Medito offers guided meditation and mindfulness sessions, which are developed with the help of two advisory boards: a scientific advisory board, and a diversity and inclusion advisory board.[2][8] It also offers meditations from other organisations, including UCLA, Dhamma talks, and Audio Dhamma.[9]
The organisation primarily offers its services through an app, available on iPhone and Android devices.[10]
The app offers daily meditations, guided meditation for sleep, breathing exercises, and meditation challenges, like 30-day mindfulness challenges.[11]
Research
[edit]The Medito app has been used in several studies on the effects of practising mindfulness and meditation.[12][13] One such study, conducted by researchers from the Universities of Bath and Southampton and published in the British Journal of Health Psychology, examined the impacts of 30-day mindfulness training on psychological health and well-being, using the Medito app.[14] The study found significantly improved well-being and lower depression and anxiety symptoms among the participants who engaged in the mindfulness practise.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Romans, Christine (2022-07-23). "What Is Medito and Can It Improve Your Mental Wellbeing?". MUO. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b c Cole, Phoebe (2021-02-01). "The free meditation app 'made for people not profit'". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ a b "Meditation that doesn't break the bank with Medito". The Doers. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Gregory, Rhys (2020-04-21). "Welsh friends launch free meditation app". Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ admin (2020-10-21). "Medito : Meditation for People, Not for Profit - POWER to Live More". Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Gregory, Rhys (2020-12-10). "Meditation app created by friends from Caerphilly wins place in Google Play's best apps of 2020". Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Mack, Lindsay E. (2022-07-23). "6 Health and Fitness Apps With Over 1 Million Downloads Available on Google Play". MUO. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ Lisa Baker, Editor, Wellbeing News (2020-06-18). "Bright scientific minds assembled to help meditation reach the masses -". Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Medito". Research Stash. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Eight Meditation Apps That Are Cheaper (and Better) Than Headspace and Calm". Lifehacker Australia. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Malik, Ray (2024-11-29). "The 5 Best Free Meditation Apps for Beginners on Android". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Rath, Avita; Wong, Melissa; Wong, Nicholas; Brockman, Rob (2021). "Use of a mindfulness application to promote students' mental well-being during COVID-19-era". Journal of Dental Education. 85 (S3): 2049–2051. doi:10.1002/jdd.12635. ISSN 1930-7837. PMC 8250785. PMID 33893747.
- ^ Palmer, Timothy; Kadri, Kenza; Fakra, Eric; Scholl, Jacqueline; Fouragnan, Elsa (2024-12-05). "Differential relationship between meditation methods and psychotic-like and mystical experiences". PLOS ONE. 19 (12): e0309357. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0309357. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 11620446. PMID 39636885.
- ^ Dolan, Eric W. (2024-08-23). "Just 10 minutes of mindfulness per day enhances mental health and motivates healthier habits". PsyPost - Psychology News. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ Remskar, Masha; Western, Max J.; Ainsworth, Ben (2024). "Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness-based intervention". British Journal of Health Psychology. 29 (4): 1031–1048. doi:10.1111/bjhp.12745. ISSN 2044-8287. PMID 39169217.
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