# Take a Break! Meditations

> Stress Relief & Relaxation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id453857236](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id453857236)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id453857236`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Meditation Oasis
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (236 ratings)
- **Version:** 12.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-01
- **First published:** 2011-08-10
- **Size:** 145 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/take-a-break-meditations/id453857236)
- **Website:** [http://meditationoasis.com/smartphone-apps](http://meditationoasis.com/smartphone-apps)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.meditationoasis.com/mobile-apps-privacy-policy](https://www.meditationoasis.com/mobile-apps-privacy-policy)

## Description

Take a Break! Meditations offers two guided sessions from Meditation Oasis to help you relax quickly: **Work Break Relaxation (7 min)** and **Stress Relief Meditation (13 min)**. You can listen with or without music or nature sounds, follow voice-guided steps, and use the on-screen instructions to enhance the experience.

Created by Mary Maddux, MS, HTP, and Richard Maddux - the team behind Meditation Oasis - this app brings their decades of practice, soothing music, and guidance to your device. It is designed for convenient stress relief at work or home, with support available on the Meditation Oasis website.

## Rankings

- #99,283 — Overall
- #32 — take
- #81 — break

## Review summary

Take a Break! Meditations is praised for its simple, quick five-minute sessions, calming narration, and adjustable background sounds with independent volume control for both music and voice. It’s effective for reducing stress and aiding sleep, and is beginner-friendly. However, long-time users dislike changes from the original Simply Being, including script and wording, and some feel the voice delivery is less relaxing. The app’s reduced customization (only two duration options) adds to the sentiment that the newer version sacrifices flexibility for simplicity. Overall, it works well for a short, soothing break, but nostalgia and flexibility concerns are common.

### Pros

- Simple, quick five-minute meditation ideal for a short break
- Calming voice and relaxing narration
- Background sounds options with separate volume controls for sound and narration
- Effective for stress relief and sleep
- Beginner-friendly and easy to use

### Cons

- Original Simply Being content and script replaced; many users want the old version back
- Reduced customization: only two duration options remain
- Voice/text changes are not as relaxing as before; nostalgia for the former version

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