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There’s no better feeling than a worry-free mind — and while that may not be entirely achievable with a single gadget or gift, the top wellness tools can certainly help keep anxiety at bay.
Surrounding yourself with a tried-and-true arsenal of stress relief products is an easy way to incorporate mindfulness into your daily life. Plus, they’ll always be on standby for those particularly overwhelming moments, from auditions to meetings and everything in between.
With a busy holiday season and gifting in mind, our shopping editors have rounded up the best apps and products to help you and your loved ones maintain mental, emotional and physical well-being.
Headspace
For an instant pick-me-up (or talk-me-calm), celebrity-backed app Headspace offers guided meditations for everyone in the family — including Star Wars and Sesame Street fans.
We like that the mental health platform offers a variety of content for managing anxiety, anger, stress and other feelings. Let celebrity narrators John Legend and Eric Bana guide you to sleep, enjoy soundscapes, listen to SOS meditations and more. The brand also offers a 14-day free trial, and is currently running a 50 percent off promo.
MindPanda Therapy Stress Balls
An updated version of the classic stress relief gadget is found in MindPanda’s therapy stress balls.
The three-pack is infused with aromatherapy fragrances that are meant to relax the mind, and each soft gel ball offers a different strength level. Squeezing the product is meant to improve blood circulation while offering tactile stimulation to keep your thoughts at bay.
It’s made with organic Peruvian cacao, organic reishi mushrooms, organic coconut sugar and monk fruit sweetener — just add hot water or your favorite milk. Reishi mushrooms are known for their potential health benefits such as reducing inflammation, boosting immunity, decreasing stress and anxiety and more.
Moonbird Breathwork Device
It’s not what you think it looks like! One of THR‘s top picks from CES 2024, Moonbird’s handheld breathing coach is great for those who need a more tactile experience when it comes to meditation and breathwork.
It serves as a visual and physical reminder to continue your practice: Simply place your thumb on the biometric sensor and give it a light shake, and the device expands and contracts in your hand to guide you through breathwork. You can use it with or without Moonbird’s app, and we like that you can customize the pace of the device’s “breathing.” The company has a version for kids, too: order it here.
We-Vibe Chorus Pro
Okay, now this is exactly what you think it looks like. By releasing a perfect mix of feel-good hormones, sexual activity has a direct link to relaxation, tension relief and a boosted mood. The recently launched Chorus Pro couples’ vibrator, We-Vibe’s new flagship device, has shared pleasure at its core through real-time feedback. The Haptic Squeeze Remote allows users to sense exactly what their partner is experiencing — sending mirrored vibrations through the hand-held remote as the toy responds to the body in real time.
RENPHO Eyeris 3 Eye Massager with Heat and Cooling
Currently $25 off, Renpho’s best-selling eye massager warms up to a comfortable 104 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit to help soothe tired eyes and bring mid-migraine relaxation.
Bearaby Tree Napper
Our shopping editors are big fans of weighted blankets to help provide science-backed calm during anxious moments. Made of eco-friendly Tencel sourced from eucalyptus fibers, Bearaby’s Tree Napper weighted blanket comes in 10-, 15-, 20- and 25-pound options.
Designed to help people sleep better, weighted blankets can help reduce cortisol (known as the stress hormone), boost melatonin production (which helps you fall and stay asleep) and increase serotonin (the “happy hormone”), according to the brand.
Nodpod Sleep Mask
We’re all familiar with the weighted blanket, but what about the weighted sleep mask? This lightly weighted, ultra-soft fleece sleep mask is designed to alleviate stress and anxiety.
Moon Juice SuperYou Supplements
Moon Juice strikes again with their SuperYou daily stress management supplements. Featuring four potent adaptogens traditionally used in Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine (Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Shatavari and Amla), these supplements aim to alleviate the emotional, mental, hormonal and physical manifestations of stress. Moon Juice reommends taking two capsules daily; note that statements have not been reviewed by the FDA.
Therabody Theragun Sense Massage Gun
Oprah Winfrey-approved tech wellness brand Therabody’s Theragun Sense helps to enhance post-workout recovery, alleviate daily pain and encourage you to destress, thanks to five built-in massage and breathwork routines.
Ritual Stress Relief Supplement
Ritual’s Stress Relief supplements contains ashwagandha, L-theanine, saffron and other ingredients that are clinically proven to “support the body’s natural cortisol response with an instant and extended release formulation for all day support.”
Saje Natural Wellness Stress Relief Soothing Oil Blend Roll-On
One of the greats in the mindful space is Saje Natural Wellness, and their soothing oil blend roll-on is a fan favorite for a reason.
This roller is blended with balancing and stabilizing essential oils — including lavender, roman chamomile and clary sage — that encourage feeling at ease. Roll along the forehead, neck and shoulders as desired.
Shashibo Shape Shifting Box
With well over 50,000 positive Amazon reviews, Shashibo’s viral fidget box must be onto something. The award-winning product features 36 rare earth magnets that transform into over 70 shapes, offering hours of mind-challenging stimulation that can help soothe stress and nerves.
Plant People WonderCalm Mushroom Gummies
This isn’t your hippie uncle’s mushrooms. Reishi mushrooms are a popular fungus used in Eastern medicine that is widely accepted as a natural mood booster and immunity supporter.
Plant People’s WonderCalm mushroom gummies are a favorite for their unique blend of superfood sources like Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, Reishi, Turkey Tail and Chaga, which all promote cellular wellbeing and support relaxation.
Apollo Wearable
Designed by neuroscientists and physicians, Apollo’s screen-free wearable “uses safe, non-invasive touch therapy to send silent, soothing vibrations to the body that help you feel safe and in control,” per the company. The Apollo Neuro app lets you select a “vibe” to address stress, and the company says the device helps to restore balance to the nervous system. It syncs with the Apple Watch, too.
ProsourceFit Acupressure Mat and Pillow Set
If you’re stranded without a tool insight, laying flat on your back is one of the easiest ways to get grounded. ProsourceFit has taken the foolproof exercise to the next level with its acupressure mat and pillow set, which features 6,210 acupressure points on the mat and 1,782 acupressure points on the neck pillow. With more than 25,000 Amazon reviews, fans love the set’s “bed of needles” which massage pressure points that can help relieve stress and potentially improve sleep.
The Nue Co. Forest Lungs De-Stress Perfume
If your anxiety is triggered when traveling or in social settings, try The Nue Co.’s Forest Lungs Perfume, which is an anti-stress fragrance supplement that delivers the healing effects of nature. The woody and smoky scent can be sprayed to pulse points daily, slowly and intentionally inhaling the scent for four counts.
Higher Dose Infrared Sauna Blanket
A favorite of Miranda Kerr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Schumer, HigherDose’s infrared sauna blanket gives you the benefits of an infrared spa without the hefty price tag. Per the brand, it helps to boost circulation and encourage relaxation, and Paltrow herself once called it “an incredible sweat session.”
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