Reviews for Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom

I have been meditating for about 3 years. I never understood meditation the way I do now. Not that I fully understand a practice that takes a lifetime of course, but the way Sam Harris explains things from not only a physical point of view but also a philosophical point of view is so helpful. […]

I was one that never really bought into “spirituality” thinking you needed to adhere to some level of magical thinking. Harris opened my eyes in his book “waking up” and it changed the way i think about spirituality. i still wasn’t ready to buy into meditation, but figured it couldn’t hurt to try… what an […]

It’s totally worth the subscription. Sam has a rich knowledge of meditation and yogic traditions, I just wish there were links to other resources that he would recommend through the app to help guide the study of meditation beyond his framework. Perhaps there could be a suggested reading list of relevant books, talks by other […]

This is my go to app for it’s lessons and also for guided Meditations from time to time. I usually practice on my own and do not like any voice guide. But, Sam’s voice is very neutral, calm and always stays in the background. The longer meditations also have longer stretches of silence which is […]

Everything I need in a meditation app. Sam’s guided meditations are excellent and it’s helpful to have so many different focuses of meditation to challenge me. I hadn’t done much meditating with my eyes open before, for example, but Sam includes multiple lessons that invite me to do just that. With the additional lessons and […]

Brilliant stuff. Sam busted through a ton of my misconceptions about meditation. I’m the sort of person that goes non stop, has a zillion hobbies, and is generally successful in most of them. But all that toil eats at me on some level. This app addresses this split mindset wonderfully in a lot of ways. […]

This application profoundly influenced my life. I have been meditating before, but I always found it hard to make myself do it daily, and I was never sure I was doing it right. With Walking Up Sam introduces one concept at a time, slowly, and the experience is trully pleasant. In brief moments I feel […]

A very practical, slowly unfolding, well thought out guide for developing a mediation practice. I look forward to doing these daily. And my young boys love the meditations-for-kids section! I hope they keep developing this section as well. I had an issue when updating the app, but customer service was very prompt and helped me […]

I have used many different meditation apps over the last year and a half. The waking up app has got to be the best by far in ways of instruction. The reason I am giving it three stars is because of how many bugs the app itself has. There have been quite a number of […]

I was skeptical of a guided meditation course. I’ve been surprised by how useful it has been. In the 28 day course, Harris incrementally introduces and develops concepts, giving you time to practice them in your sessions. I always had trouble sticking with meditation. I’m on day 13. So far, so good. Meditating alone every […]

Been following Sam Harris meditations/podcasts for free for some years now. More recently picked up the app and purchased a subscription. The introductory course is enjoyable, with some familiar elements and some new. The lessons are something I especially enjoy, as they are bite sized bits of philosophy which serve as food for thought. Haven’t […]

This app provides a structured way to get into a meditation practice that will feel like you are being guided along the way. Being intentionally guided through the first 50 days allows one to get really into a routine. In addition, the type of meditation that Sam teaches does not feel like a fight with […]

I have tried other meditation apps in the past, and enjoyed them, but Sam has a way of presenting and breaking down concepts that I find especially useful. On top of that, the extra lessons and the conversations with other teachers has really helped expand my thinking on my thinking. Thank you Sam (and Sam’s […]

I just subscribed as a way to force myself to meditate. A few weeks in, I’m starting to feel it’s worth the price though it seemed a little pricey initially. I like the theory section and the guest sections though I haven’t explored much yet. I initially felt there was too much talk during the […]

This app provides so much high quality content to explore, all in one place. For a time, after listening to many Alan Watt YT videos, I was stuck trying to find the right material that clicked with me. Once I heard of Sam Harris’ podcast, I quickly realized these were the types of discussions I […]

I really wanted to like this app but the guided meditations move way too quickly and I don’t find them useful. There isn’t enough time to ease into it for me. It would be nice if you could choose to lengthen the duration like you can with Headspace. The lessons, however, are quite interesting and […]

This app allows a period of free lessons so you can really start to understand how it works. So far I’m very happy with it as it takes away alot of the clutter associated with many of the philosophies behind meditation and eastern influences. After getting the basics down perhaps it would be good to […]

I’m unsurprised that longtime meditators find this app’s intro course so powerful. Sam dives into some advanced techniques. If you are a beginner or intermediate meditator, like me, you will probably be frustrated by the sessions about “having no head” and Sam’s assertion that the self is an illusion. Overall, I like that the app […]

If you want to build a discipline around meditation, this is a good place to start. Try to make it a regular habit, and give it enough time to take hold. Don’t give up after a few sessions. There are 50 meditations that you should go through in order. The narrator is better to my […]

Great app with a lot of wisdom in it! It has changed my mindset and introduced me to meditation. I like how the introduction is, it makes it easier not to get lost or overwhelmed by the content. One think the could work on is the search feature. I feel like I can never find […]