Train Your Mind. Change Your Brain.
Healthy Minds Innovations was launched in 2014 to create scientific tools to measure and cultivate well-being. Our work translates decades of influential neuroscientific research from our affiliated research center, the Center for Healthy Minds. All of our products, programs and tools are tied back to this science, including the Healthy Minds Framework for Well-Being, and are actively used in a variety of scientific studies by researchers around the world to promote further scientific understanding.
Well-Being is a Skill
Did you know well-being can be learned and strengthened? Scientific research is increasingly focused on practical methods to cultivate well-being. The data suggest that caring relationships, attention and self-regulation, and even meaning and purpose in life can all be strengthened through training.
The Center for Healthy Minds has created a new scientific framework for understanding how human flourishing can be nurtured consisting of four pillars of well-being: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose. Research shows that each of these four pillars are related to specific networks in the brain and can be strengthened through meditation and other forms of mental training.
Healthy Minds Program Research Guidebook
If you are interested in using the Healthy Minds Program app for your research study please read the Healthy Minds Program Research Guidebookfirst to learn more about the app and how HMI can support research partners.
If you are interested in using the HMP app for your study, please complete this form.
The Healthy Minds Framework for Well-Being
Awareness
Be present. Train your mind to be more calm and focused. Meditation training to strengthen mindfulness, attention, and self-awareness.
Connection
Feel connected. Develop skills to strengthen appreciation, kindness, and compassion through building connection skills.
Insight
Get curious. Learn how your sense of self shapes your emotions and reactions, and practice self-inquiry to decrease stress and emotional reactivity.
Purpose
Stay motivated. Strengthen your values and principles and learn simple skills to apply them in everyday life.
Cultivating Well-Being
Training your mind to be more resilient in the face of challenges and to truly thrive when things are going well is easier than it sounds. Our research from the Center for Healthy Minds shows that even short periods of meditation make measurable differences in everything from our level of stress, to feelings of depression and anxiety, and even to how connected we feel to the people in our lives.
Published Healthy Minds Program App Study
This study from researchers at the Center for Healthy Minds and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madisonsuggests that a fully remote program administered on smartphones can also produce some of the benefits of in-person mindfulness interventions, including a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress and an increase in feelings of social connection.
Healthy Minds Program App Research
Educator Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic:
In this randomized controlled trial, Wisconsin educators will either receive four weeks of the Healthy Minds Program app or be assigned to a control condition where access to the program will be provided after data collection. Read more here.
Healthy Minds Program Promoting Resilience During the Covid-19 Pandemic:
This study expands on a previous randomized controlled trial using the Healthy Minds Program as an intervention to improve well-being. Read more here.
The Student Flourishing Initiative:
Working in partnership with other academic institutions, the Center for Healthy Minds is creating and studying the impact of a well-being curriculum for college freshman, which includes use of the Healthy Minds Program app. Read more here.
App-Based Intervention to Decrease Firefighter Psychological Distress and Burnout:
This is a pilot study with a sample of firefighters using the Healthy Minds Program app as the intervention. Read more here.
Fielded Surveys
Healthy Minds Innovations is also interested in the current state of well-being for various populations through the use of fielded surveys to inform our workplace and individual well-being tools.
2021 State of Workplace Mindfulness Survey Report
Completed by over 1,700 people, the 2021Mindfulness in the Workplace Survey Reportprovides the most expansive and detailed examination of the state of mindfulness in the workplace ever conducted.
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FAQs
The Center for Healthy Minds has created a new scientific framework for understanding how human flourishing can be nurtured consisting of four pillars of well-being: awareness, connection, insight and purpose.
How much does the Healthy Minds Program cost? ›
The Healthy Minds Program App is freely available thanks to the generosity of our donors. You won't find a paywall or a subscription fee on our app because we are powered by science, and funded by donation.
Who is the CEO of Healthy Minds? ›
Phillip Schermer is the Founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven non-profit startup focused on tackling one of the defining issues of our generation: the growing mental health crisis.
What does Healthy Minds do? ›
We provide a range of talking therapies for anxiety and depression. In some of our areas we may also be able to support you with other mental health conditions and if you have a long-term physical health condition.
What are the 4 pillars of anxiety? ›
The EXOS 4-Pillar Methodology—mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery—can help support our mental health during this transitionary period as we make our way back to normal life.
What is Healthy Minds program? ›
You'll learn simple skills to enhance personal well-being, build healthy relationships, and improve communication, performance, and creativity. The ground-breaking Healthy Minds Program App uses neuroscience, contemplative traditions, and skill-based learning methods to help you develop the skills for a healthy mind.
What's better calm or headspace? ›
Both apps feature tools that help people meditate, relax, and sleep. The Calm app is geared more towards relaxation and sleep, and it features several sleep stories narrated by famous figures. Headspace is a better choice for people who want to learn how to meditate.
Who is the founder of the Healthy Minds Program? ›
Healthy Minds Innovations (HMI)'s founder, Dr. Richard Davidson, has been studying the neuroscience of human flourishing for over two decades. The Healthy Minds Program is a well-being tool based on a scientifically validated framework consisting of four key pillars of a healthy mind: Awareness.
Are there any 100% free meditation apps? ›
Insight Timer: This app is completely free and offers a large selection of guided meditations and music to help with mindfulness and relaxation. Breathing Space: This app is completely free and offers a variety of breathing exercises to help with stress and focus.
Is Healthy Minds confidential? ›
Meetings or telephone calls will be confidential. Your contact with us will be stored on a secure NHS computer database and we will share information with your GP. Please ask our staff if you have any questions about confidentiality.
Healthy Minds Innovations come out with the app at the end of 2019, as it sought to translate science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being. In March 2020, HMI made the app free, making it easier to get it into the hands of people who needed it most.
Who is the new CEO of mind? ›
Dr Sarah Hughes - Chief Executive Officer
After originally training as a social worker, Sarah has spent the majority of her career in the voluntary sector within both community and secure settings.
Can you refer yourself to a psychiatrist? ›
This is known as self-referral. For example, you may be able to refer yourself for help with drug problems and alcohol problems. You can also use self-referral to access talking therapies.
Is Healthy Minds the same as Camhs? ›
Healthy Minds is a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing, developed by Sheffield Children's NHS FT Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) in collaboration with Sheffield schools.
Does the fit mind app cost money? ›
FitMind is a free mental training program. However, our services do cost money and we invite our community to help pay for the cost of running the training program.
How do I get the calm app for free? ›
How a Free Trial Via the Calm Website Works
- Go to the free trial activation page and sign in or create a Calm account. ...
- Enter your payment details. ...
- Start your free trial. ...
- Enjoy the Premium content. ...
- Cancel your free trial. ...
- Using Calm after your trial.
Minds has been described as more privacy-focused than its competitors. All messages sent between users are end-to-end encrypted, meaning even those who work for the company can't read their contents. Minds is also open source, so its codebase can be freely audited for vulnerabilities or other privacy concerns.
Who can get headspace for free? ›
Headspace offers free Headspace Plus subscriptions to all K-12 teachers, school administrators, and supporting staff in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. "Headspace gave my students a tool that taught them how to slow down and reflect on themselves and their life. They begged for it if we missed it.
