At Elevate Labs, we believe that mental wellness is for everyone — regardless of age, race, gender, nationality, or socioeconomic status. To this end, we have decided to provide a free year of Balance, our personalized meditation app, to anyone who signs up during 2021. We made this decision for…

Anna Braunsdorf (She/her) Director of Content Joined in April 2014 Lives in KS, USA Mother of 2

This tiny punctuation mark can hugely impact the meaning of a sentence. To help you understand the power of a comma, let’s start with a quick quiz: “Taylor sent wedding invitations to her parents, the king and the queen.” Quiz question: How many people did Taylor invite to her wedding? …

Your mind is wired to wander, but you can improve your focus with practice. — Did you know that people have around 50,000 separate thoughts each day? That’s some 35 thoughts per minute, or about one new thought every two seconds. Moreover, most people have just an eight-second attention span before getting distracted. …

April is National Poetry Month, providing a great opportunity to shine a spotlight on poetry’s effects on the brain — A little more than 20 years ago, the Academy of American Poets declared April to be National Poetry Month. For the occasion, we thought we’d highlight what poetry accomplishes — beyond sounding nice and fueling our imaginations, of course. …

Get ready: Elevate 5.0 is here for you with our biggest feature yet. At Elevate, we strive to put the learner first, which is why we consulted your feedback to design these improvements. What does this mean for Elevate members? It means a new achievement system, new Profile and Activities…

Healthy relationships of all types help protect your mind and health as you age. It’s Valentine’s Day, so love is in the air — and so is spending! For many of us, Valentine’s Day marks an occasion to buy a card and box of chocolates for that special someone. In…

Elevate members had a great year. Here’s how. After millions of games played, heaps of milestones reached, scores of streaks continued, and countless skills learned, the results are in for Elevate in 2017. Elevate members broke records this year, so take a well-deserved victory lap! There’s no average Elevate player…

Everyone’s born creative, and it’s a skill we can improve with practice. It’s amazing how, as children, we effortlessly transform bathtubs into submarines and blankets into forts. Our imaginations come easily, and our creativity is shameless. Unfortunately, societal pressures stifle that innate creativity as we grow. Schools teach us to…