Headspace is just a bit too gamified for me (very hipster-sticky though, I'm sure). I like Calm. No Aussie guy voice, no cutesy animations of metaphorical cars driving by like thoughts when you're trying to meditate...
Yes, I'm old. D > On Sep 9, 2016, at 2:38 PM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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
