Awake Mindfulness Clock - an Actual, Physical Meditation Timer + Alarm Clock (with a Gentle Chime Sound) for Double Biennial, Detox, Addiction, Pomodoro

Okay, I don't usually write reviews, but thought that I'd leave one since I've really found this little clock to be super helpful. I bought it because I'm working on using my phone less, especially right in the morning when I wake up. I'm still a novice, but I've been working on my meditation practice as well and wanted a meditation timer that wasn't connected to my phone so I didn't immediately go back to my phone as soon as my meditation was done. This clock/timer is perfect and has been really helpful!It's small and portable so I can easily move it from my night stand to where I meditate, the clock has a warm up counter so I can get settled before my meditation starts, and the count down timer has a really peaceful bell sound that's perfect for putting me in the right head space when I'm practicing. I read some of the reviews that the chime is too loud, but I don't agree - I think it's perfect. It also has an interval setting so I can get a few chimes throughout my meditation which helps me stay focused. Other reviews also mention that it's hard to program the timer and whatnot, but honestly, there are only a few buttons and once you've played with it once or twice it's really pretty simple.Overall, great purchase for anyone looking to work on their meditation practice, put their phone down, and be more present. Great way to start the morning!

I bought this alarm clock primarily for meditating (Transcendental Meditation)Pros:- The size and shape is great for both my nightstand and for travel- Having the seconds display on a digital alarm clock is nice- The count-up feature after a meditation session is great so you can track your “cool-down”period- It’s nice to have a digital clock with ZERO bells and whistles, which is much harder to find these days.- It’s a great way to meditate while leaving your phone in another room.Cons:- Even on the lowest setting, the chime is still extremely loud. Especially if you’re deep in mediation, it’s quite jarring. There’s also three loud chimes instead of one simple chime.- I don’t like that you can set a “warm-up” time but cannot set a “cool-down” time. After the warm-up period ends, there’s a one chime indication that the meditation has started. In TM, you meditate for 20mins then cool-down for 3mins afterwards. I’ve considered setting the “warm-up” cycle for 20-mins the then setting the meditation time for 3-mins to avoid the dreaded loud three gongs when the medtation period is over.- The light should have its own button instead of being shared with the pause button. While meditating somewhere with low-light, I took a brief moment to check on my time and pressed the light button, which is also the pause button. This then stopped my timer and I didn’t realize it was stopped.- $50 is steep for a timer. Yes, meditation timers are more expensive on average, but the super loud jarring chime even on the lowest setting is disappointing. My whole purpose for purchasing this timer was to avoid using my phone timer for meditating, but I’m able to find much softer and quieter alert sounds on my iPhone than on this timer.

This is a very sleek, lovely product with a nice big display and an absolutely soulful chime. But the instruction book was not written by a user. It seems to me there are some assumptions made about users already knowing how to do things, so necessary steps are simply not mentioned. It seems to me that customers are expected to figure it out.One star off for wasting a couple of hours of my time struggling to set this thing up. It did not work for 99 attempts, and then it suddenly started working on the 100th attempt.Here’s my little troubleshooting guide:1. Use fresh batteries. The ones that come with the product didn’t work well for me.2. When you are setting this device up, pay careful attention to directions to “press and hold” or “press once”.3. Use a fingernail to get the buttons to work - they did not work when I used my fingertips.4. If the buttons don’t respond, try using your fingernail on another part of the same button. This often worked for me.5. If you want to use your Awake timer Duration by itself, you have to go through Warm Up to get to Duration. You will have to go through through Warm Up and Duration if you want to use Intervals by itself.6. When you are done with your Awake timer, you have to press Stop and then press Set to get back to the clock.7. If it just will not do what it supposed to do, try taking out the batteries and then putting them in again and/or waiting a few minutes in clock mode. That might help to get a response.Great product, but I found setting up surprisingly difficult.

This clock has a sweet sounding chime. This is where the "sweetness" ends for me. It's impossible to see in low light. The buttons are confusing and don't function properly. When trying to reset a time for the timer, I press and click without a response- over and over. It is not intuitive at all. The booklet directions are also confusing. Using it as an alarm is equally frustrating. Good luck trying to turn it off in the dark when just waking from sleep. I have thrown up my hands and gone back to using the Meditation Timer App on my phone. Very dissatisfied. And upset with myself for missing the return window. Very expensive mistake on my part. Poorly designed product on the makers part.

I love this clock/timer. It is smaller than my phone and a bit wider due to needing it to sit stable. I have to admit, it took a little time to get used to using all the features. I'm not mechanically inclined so maybe you should not judge by me. But even I did get it after asking questions. I want to thank everyone who takes their time to help the mechanically challenged, we really appreciate you! It's now simple to use, so convenient, light, the chime is perfect, the back light helps, low or high volume choice, set up if choose a warm-up to give you time to sit and settle in, interval times you can choose when the single chime will sound for as many times you want, and on high or low, and I can go on. I really like the tree chimes at the end of the meditation. The manufacturer should be pleased that he put a great item on the market! If I can just suggest one thing it would be to have a video showing how to use the features. It would help all consumers looking for a quality clock/timer to feel comfortable ordering this treasure. Thanks L.R. @ Offgrid mindfulness. I hope this helps someone.

I originally purchased this clock because whenever I was meditating, I used my phone as a timer and it was always on my mind. That made concentrating rather difficult. This has been the perfect solution. It was simple to set up and use as a timer and also an alarm clock! Great dual functionality! Instructions told me everything I needed to know. Took a minute or two to get all the settings done with and I was ready to go. I can also travel with it as it takes up minimal room. There is something peaceful in its simplicity that I really like. The orange glow is pleasant to look at and doesn't stay on the screen which is perfect for night use and the gong sound is peaceful, but effective at alerting me. Would recommend to any and all.

I purchased this over two years ago. It has the one thing I want which is JUST an interval timer. However, as some reviewers have mentioned, it is a bit complicated. However if you sit down and read the instructions (save them!) it will do what you want. I left it at a friends house - OMG, I spent over 30 minutes trying to find an app on my phone that would just do an interval - so many of the "meditation" apps either did not have an interval, or I just couldn't fine it - or if I change the settings, I wasn't "allowed" to just have the interval - you had to have a reset or so other setting - now that became complicated. I was disappointed that it was no longer available on amazon - so I went to the site and made the big purchase - yes it was not cheap, however I use this thing on a daily basis. And the timer on my iPhone doesn't do intervals that restart! And looking at the available "mediation timers" on Amazon - what a joke - most were cooking timers. And when you did a search on the internet - you got apps. So YES, I would recommend this despite its price and despite some of the challenges I have had with changing the interval setting.

Best alarm clock ever! Easy to use, great thickness, similar size to a cell phone, lightweight and very portable, great loud yet not annoying chime . Changing my life to not have my phone around. So thoughtful—they even have a orange-yellow light up light to avoid blue light in the bedroom. Most thoughtful amazon product I have ever purchased. Well worth the price.

Hi, I was initially reluctant to buy the clock because of a few reviews that mentioned the meditation timer chime being too loud and it being difficult to set up. I am very pleased with every aspect of the clock/meditation timer. I have been meditating for many years and have used various things as timers such as kitchen timers and my mobile. The clock is easy to set up it feels and looks like a quality product. The meditation "chime" is lovely and sounds natural just like a singing bowl. I have it set to low and it's not to loud and cannot be heard in the next room. I am really pleased that I bought the item and think it is well worth the price.

Amazing!! I use this for two purposes: meditation and our everyday alarm clock. The warm up function is useful and the chime sound is pleasant to end a mediation session and to wake up to. Leaving my phone away from meditation and sleep is what I was looking for and this product exceeded my expectations. I’ve seen others comment that the instructions were hard to understand. I’m in my 30’s and found the instructions easy to understand. I have recommended this to friends!

I didn't think the price would be worth it, but I couldn't find any clock/timers with all the features I wanted. It is so worth it. Even just for the fact that the chime noise doesn't make me want to punch my clock hahaI disagree with the reviews that say the lowest chime setting is loud, I don't think it's too loud at all, and it's a nice sound. Even my partner commented on how nice the sound was as an alarm to wake up to.It's also cool that the backlight is only on if you press it, and they've made that the widest button and on the furthest righthand side so it's very easy to find by touch in the dark.The initial set up I didn't find confusing and the instructions were clear but I do think the button to stop your morning alarm rather than snooze it should be way more prominent, I've gotten confused with that a bunch which is kinda annoying. Other than that, I found it pretty clear although it's not entirely natural/predictable. You have to keep checking the instructions.The meditation timer is so good, you can set it up really tailored to you. You can set up any interval time you want, down to the exact minute, over a period of 24hrs. So you could have it go off every 15mins for 1hr, or every 67 mins for 24hrs etc. You can also choose to do a 'warm up' timer that goes off once before your interval timers. Again you can set this to the exact minute and I really like that it allows you to be so exact.I have really bad adhd and use it to study rather than meditate and it has saved me omg.My 'warm up' timer is 45mins for me to get settled into 'study headspace' and make tea, fool around on social media etc etc and then it chimes and it helps me clear away distractions since I have trouble getting focused at the beginning of the day most of all.Then I have it set up to chime every hour for 8 hours. I can switch subjects or tasks, just better keep track of the time (since I often forget to look at the time) I can give myself an hour break, or just have a little chiming reminder go off so that if I got really distracted, at least it's for no longer than an hour now. Then when the 8hrs is up I force myself to stop and to have dinner and wind down for the day so that I don't end up hyper-focusing till 4am and exhausting myself for the next day. This lil clock is my absolute hero.

This clock is super easy to use. It is easy to set up and I have had no difficulty using the meditation timer. I alternate between one, four and five staged sits and it is very easy to change the intervals. The chimes are very pleasant. I have used it now for two weeks and the battery life has not been an issue. I thought the price was high but actually what you get by taking your phone away from your meditation is priceless. I wholeheartedly recommend.

I was super excited to order this but that soon turned to disappointment. Firstly the bell sound isnt as crisp or nice sounding as i'd imagined with the tone too high and metally sounding. But the main issue as others have said, how fiddly are the settings here? I simply could not find the button to switch off the alarm snooze this morning. I eventually took the battery out in frustration. This needs to be simpler design and have clock/alarm settings like a regular clock i. E easy, no hassle and not combing both the meditation sit settings with the alarm clock settings. I think this needs a redesign personally and is not particularly user friendly. I dont think i can live with this clock, though did quite enjoy it for meditation sits -but as an alarm clock too, it frustrates me too much and the tibetan bell chime is not so pleasing (but better than a usual alarm clock I must admit). Unfortunately this is not really suiting me so sending it back for a refund.