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How MeditaDream helps you focus and create

Train your attention and sharpen your imagination, without promises of instant results.

  • 16 sessions
  • 6 categories
  • 3 immersive worlds
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Focus & creativity: what MeditaDream changes

Attention can be trained, gently. This meditation for focus starts with mindfulness basics: Stabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread brings you back to one point again and again, Observing Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by teaches you to spot distractions, and Meditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World trains attention amid the noise.

Creativity needs a freer mind. Creative Unblocking invites you to set your inner critic aside, Directed Waking Dream sparks unexpected associations, and The Unknown Planet feeds your curiosity. The Visualization sessions train one sense at a time, from Film — a Butterfly Flies Beside You to Bringing the Three Senses Together — Summit of a Volcano.

Write your own session for a big project or an exam morning, and your phone reads it aloud, even offline. Pick a voice and pace that keep you alert, note your impressions in your history, and recharge in The Celestial Library or The Mirror Dimension. Free, with no ads.

Focus & creativity: the sessions in the app

A teacher and a student meditate beside a pagoda among lotus flowers and cherry blossomsLearning Basics4 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. The labyrinth, the breath as Ariadne’s thread to the centerStabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread13 min · beginnerTrains you to return to the same point of attention.
  2. The calm monkey watches its thoughts go byObserving Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by15 min · beginnerTeaches you to recognize distractions.
  3. A round gate opening onto the garden of the sensesAwareness of the Five Senses — Opening the Five Doors19 min · beginnerSharpens the precision of your observation.
  4. Walking with your eyes open, present in the midst of the worldMeditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World12 min · beginnerTrains your attention amid everything going on around you.
A man meditates cross-legged with the seven coloured chakras aligned along his body, by a waterfallBody, Calm & Sleep2 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. The free brush, ideas even when imperfectCreative Unblocking26 min · intermediateInvites you to suspend your inner judgment.
  2. The crystal star, simple shapes of sacred geometrySacred Geometry26 min · intermediateWorks on building mental shapes and holding them steady.
A meditator projects a filmstrip of images from his forehead into the forestVisualization6 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. The butterfly followed with your eyes as it fliesFilm — a Butterfly Flies Beside You18 min · intermediateFollows a complex imagined movement.
  2. The key resting in your hand, its weight, its chillTouch — the Key in Your Hand17 min · intermediateTrains your imagined sense of touch.
  3. The singing bowl, heard from afar with the mind’s earHearing — the Distant Singing Bowl16 min · intermediateTrains your attention to imagined sounds.
  4. A summit, and a whole landscape built by the sensesBringing the Three Senses Together — Summit of a Volcano29 min · intermediateCombines sight, hearing and touch in your imagination.
  5. A galaxy to explore from the ship’s cockpitBringing the Three Senses Together — the Ship Exploring the Galaxy28 min · intermediateWorks on spatial imagery.
  6. An evening lantern that draws the shadows of the roomThe Room You Know27 min · intermediateDraws on memories of a familiar space.
Violet light rises from a meditator's third eye, beneath the moon and the sunThird Eye2 sessions for this goal · See the category →
  1. An image arising in the inner frameThe Inner Eye Awakens22 min · advancedTeaches you to work with mental images.
  2. The mandala, shape after shape, building itselfThe Mandala that Builds Itself26 min · advancedExplores mental shapes that appear on their own.
A monk rides a triceratops down an old city street: an imaginary journey through timeMini Adventures1 session for this goal · See the category →
  1. A small floating island, an unknown world to exploreThe Unknown Planet17 min · intermediateFeeds curiosity and imaginative exploration.
Three people meditate under a galaxy sky and northern lights, with singing bowls and candlesConsciousness & Trance1 session for this goal · See the category →
  1. A book of living pictures, the story that changesDirected Waking Dream20 min · intermediateSparks creative associations.

Focus & creativity: the features that help

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    Themed catalog

    Browse 19 categories and several levels, from express sessions to advanced journeys.

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    Learning library

    Read illustrated lessons on posture, breathing, attention and learning step by step.

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    Voices, languages and pace

    Choose English, French or Spanish, two voices per language, a speed from 0.75× to 1× and well-paced pauses.

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    Meditation creator

    Write a session made just for you; your phone can read it aloud, even offline.

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    History and reflections

    Find the sessions you’ve done and note your impressions under several reflection headings.

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    Immersive worlds

    Choose from 17 story-rich settings that spark imagination and escape.

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Focus & creativity: the immersive worlds

Focus & creativity: how to use the app in 4 steps

  1. Before work or study, play Stabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread (13 minutes). Each time your mind wanders, you practice bringing it back: that’s the heart of mindfulness.

  2. On busy days, try Meditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World, to practice staying present right in the middle of everyday life.

  3. Stuck on an idea? Play Creative Unblocking or Directed Waking Dream, then jot down whatever comes up in your history, right after the session.

  4. Train your imagination sense by sense with the Visualization sessions, then write your own focus session in the meditation creator for the moments that matter most.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use MeditaDream to train my focus?

Make attention training a short daily habit. Start with Stabilizing Attention on the Breath — Ariadne’s Thread and Observing Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by, then add Awareness of the Five Senses — Opening the Five Doors to sharpen your observation. Note how focused you feel afterward in your history: over a few weeks, your own patterns appear.

What is mindfulness, exactly?

Mindfulness means paying attention, on purpose, to what’s happening right now, like your breath, a sound or a thought, without judging it. It’s the foundation of most meditation for focus. You can practice it seated with Observing Thoughts — Watching the Trains Go by, or in daily life with Meditating with Your Eyes Open — Staying Present in the Midst of the World.

Can meditation really boost creativity?

Meditation won’t write your novel, but it can create the conditions ideas need: a calmer mind and less self-judgment. Creative Unblocking invites you to suspend your inner critic, and Directed Waking Dream lets images and associations flow. Keep a notebook nearby, or use your history, to catch what comes up after the session.

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Practice for free

Every session is in the MeditaDream app: free, no subscription, no ads, no account, and it works offline.

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