What is Aware?

Living a meaningful life and being able to tackle challenges is more sought after today than ever before. Many struggle where to start or to find effective strategies. Even those familiar with the essential elements for inner development often find it challenging to maintain lasting results.

Researchers has long known the vital components for achieving and maintaining long-term mental health and increased happiness. And by understanding these components, Aware has created a collection of tools, making comprehensive well-being accessible to everyone. 

Think of Aware as a gym for your mind, where every session makes you better prepared for the complexities of modern life. Listen to the exercises and let your brain do the work.
Whether you're looking to enhance your personal capabilities or aiming to boost collective productivity and innovation, together we can change not only how we think about mental health but how we improve it globally.

Our vision is bold but simple:
To make inner development free and accessible for everyone.

Available in

9 languages

Growing

community

160 countries

Impacted

100 000+ people

Non profit

Co-created

Privacy first

Aware is a free platform for mental health and inner development, created by psychologists and supported by a caring community. Through our app and web platform, we offer open and private hosted live sessions where you can learn, connect, and grow together. Join us to make a difference in your life and others. All completely free, thanks to the 29k foundation.

How it works?

Aware offers simple exercises designed to make a big impact. We've transformed research-proven methods for inner development into exercises that will train your brain to navigate life in a more fun, fulfilling, and meaningful way. 

By using Aware, you can bypass extensive research on mental well-being and focus on training the skills needed instead. And if you already have extensive knowledge of what’s required to develop a strong mind, Aware can help you move from knowing what to do to actually doing it.

Science-based mental practices
Aware transforms research-backed methods into simple, effective exercises that train your mind to navigate life with more clarity, resilience, and meaning.

Human connection
Live sessions that offer a space to reflect, share, and grow together. Backed by science, these peer-to-peer conversations strengthen emotional insight and make your journey more powerful, and more human.

Consistent practice over time
Inner development isn’t a one-time insight, it’s a muscle you build over time. Aware helps you turn occasional reflection into a practice that truly support your well-being and mindset.

Practice together with friends

A core element of using Aware is participating in live sessions, scientifically proven to enhance the effectiveness of the exercises. Live sessions provide a unique opportunity to create meaningful human connection and collective learning through shared experiences and by relating to others’ feelings and perspectives. 

Live sessions offer a supportive environment where you can learn from others, gain new insights, and experience personal growth together. Live sessions also more likely turns occasional practice into a consistent routine with lasting results. 

But all sessions in the Aware app are also available for individual use, where you can see others’ insights and share your own in text messages.

Get started using Aware:

  • Start by downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play. Aware is free to use.

  • When you open the app, you’ll arrive on the home screen. Here you can see upcoming live sessions that are open to everyone and hosted by an Aware facilitator. You can join whenever you want. There’s nothing you need to prepare in advance.

  • Explore the exercises and programs developed by Aware together with leading researchers and psychologists. You can find the sources and references in each individual exercise.

  • Choose an exercise. Feel free to try it out on your own. But to get the most out of it, invite a friend and do it together with someone else. Maybe even a group of friends?

  • When you want to do a session together with others, start by choosing a date and time for the exercise.

  • Share the exercise with the friends you’d like to invite by tapping this icon.

  • Share the invitation in whatever way works best for you. You can also do entire programs together, scheduling ongoing sessions one after another. That way, you’ll build in consistent practice over time.

  • In My Journey, you can follow your personal path over time. Here you’ll see the exercises and programs you’ve completed, upcoming sessions you have scheduled, and the notes you’ve written during past sessions.