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Vela: ACT Skills & Values
Short practices for overthinking, without streaks
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Short practices for overthinking, without streaks
2 followers
Vela is an iPhone app with hands-on tools, 16 guided audio meditations and 9 lessons. Step back from a thought, make room for a feeling, take one small step toward what matters. No streaks: it counts practices, not days.
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Hi, I'm the maker. I built Vela alone over the last ten months.
When life got hard to cope with, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) helped me, and I thought it could help others too.
Most apps for hard moments try to make the feeling go away. Vela is built on those principles, so it goes the other way: you notice the thought, give it a bit of distance, and pick one small thing that matters to you. A few things I cared about:
Tools you do, not read. Drop Anchor has you press and hold the screen with your feet on the floor; Urge Surfing draws your own wave as you mark the urge.
No streaks. It counts completed practices; a break resets nothing.
What you write in the tools stays on your phone.
Free to start (2 meditations, first 2 lessons, mood calendar, journal, core tools), subscription for the full library. No ads.
It's iPhone only for now, and it's not a substitute for therapy.
One question for you: which screen made you want to close the app? I'm reading every comment today.