Everything you need to sit. Awakening is free, requires no account, and keeps your practice on your own devices. If something here doesn't answer your question, write to us — a real person reads every message.
Open Awakening and tap BEGIN to start sitting. Sit for as long as you like, then tap END to finish. You can also set a gentle timer beforehand if you prefer a fixed length.
Use the Siri Remote: click to select, and swipe to move between tabs. The daily reflection and your Awake log are fully navigable on the big screen, with the same calm experience as iPhone and iPad.
No. There's nothing to sign up for and no login. Open the app and begin. Your practice is yours.
Your sits and Awake log stay on your devices and sync privately across your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV through your own iCloud. We don't run a server that collects your practice, and nothing is sold or shared. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Each day's reflection is a short, universal thought on stillness, presence, and showing up — drawn from a broad collection of contemplative writing. One calm line to carry into your sit; no doctrine, no commentary.
No streaks, no targets, no badges. Miss a day or a month and nothing is lost — you simply sit again when you're ready. The Awake log is a quiet record, not a scoreboard.
Awakening is free. There are no subscriptions, no ads, and no upsell.
Awakening runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV, with full feature parity across every platform.