On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 1:11 AM Srijith Nair <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have been looking at doing guided meditation for several reasons. > Apps/services like Headspace (headspace.com) seem to offer good options. > I was wondering if any of the silklisters have any experience on using > such apps or in general on (technology) guided meditation? I have just > started on the free Level 1 series, but it is too early to tell. > Among meditation apps there are three classes: 1. Timers (with reminders, trackers, etc.). These are apps that start off with simple timers for you to sit and practice meditation. Many of them have evolved to also keep track of how long you sit, when, how often, etc. and show you this data hoping to motivate you. They also have reminders. A few of them have also incorporated guided meditations. 2. Boot camp style guided meditation paths. Apps like Headspace fall into this category. They offer curated paths of building and keeping a meditation practice. 3. Brain status EEG-like monitors. These apps come with sensors that supposedly can measure and help you visualize your brain "waves" to train you to keep your brain "in the zone". I think it is still early days for these types of apps as our understanding of, let alone our ability to measure, brain states is still primitive, especially with sub-$100 sensors. In my experience, Headspace seems to be best in class for most technologically oriented people. Thaths
