Personal Zen

Clinically-Validated Stress and Anxiety Reduction

Built by a team of leading scientists and mobile developers and backed by clinical research, playing Personal Zen retrains your brain to lower stress and anxiety when used for only a few minutes a day, a few days a week. This simple, relaxing exercise will help you focus more on the positive and let go of the negative. Meant to be used during breaks in your day or for brief sessions while relaxing at home, Personal Zen is on-the-go, fun, and easily fits into your day. Just like exercising a muscle, stress reduction takes practice, so come back to Personal Zen to build stress resilience or to combat stronger feelings of anxiety.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS:

Personal Zen offers two auto-renewing options:

$1.99 per Month

$12.99 per Year

Here’s what experts in the field of psychology had to say about Personal Zen:

“Personal Zen brings cutting-edge research and well-established strategies for reducing anxiety and stress into the palm of your hand.”

Shannon M. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

HOW DO I USE PERSONAL ZEN?

Like a relaxation exercise, Personal Zen is designed for simplicity. You’ll see two sprites – one friendly and one angry. The angry sprite is an important part of how Personal Zen works, just like the healing power of facing our fears. But don’t get distracted. Your only goal is to look for the sparkle the friendly sprite leaves after disappearing, tap the sparkle quickly, then smoothly trace the path left in its wake. A jewel will appear, telling you where to focus your attention next. Don’t let the angry sprite divert your focus from finding the sparkle. It’s natural to sometimes trace the path a couple times to achieve accuracy. The healing mechanics of Personal Zen will work no matter how fast you trace.

THE POWER OF SMALL STEPS: BRIEF USE CAN REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY

To lower your overall stress and anxiety our research shows that you should play a few times a week, for around 5-10 minutes at a time. Playing more (up to 40 minutes a week) has been shown to have potent stress- and anxiety-reduction effects, and playing less, even for only a few minutes, can boost your well-being and build resilience. A small time investment can lead to big pay-offs in well-being over time.

FIND A MOMENT OF ZEN WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST

Take a break from stress and anxiety with Personal Zen. Use Personal Zen to prevent and lower stress and anxiety or use it when you're in the midst of a stressful situation. Explore Personal Zen and train your attention towards a more positive focus all the while experiencing the calming effect of traveling through this peaceful world.

HOW DOES PERSONAL ZEN WORK?

Decades of research shows that when we become anxious or stressed, we tend to focus too much attention towards the negatives and have less ability to see the positives in life. This habit of attention reduces our ability to cope effectively with stress and can create a vicious cycle of fear and worry.

Luckily habits can be broken and new habits learned! Personal Zen helps to short-circuit these negative habits of attention and allows the user to develop a more flexible and positive focus. By using Personal Zen just a few minutes a day, a few days a week, you can reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, strengthen well-being, and build resilience against the curve balls life sometimes throws.

You can reduce your stress and anxiety in as little as one sitting, and the more you play, the more you strengthen well-being and vaccinate yourself against the negative effects of stress.

What’s New:

We’ve fully rebuilt the app experience with a reimagined world of Zen! Beautifully redesigned regions waiting to be unlocked as you restore color and vibrancy to the lands of Personal Zen. Set personal goals, track stress levels, and earn new achievements. Includes calming and soothing music to enrich the effects of the app.