A mindful, contemplative approach to internalized racism and sexism is a necessary piece of the puzzle of dismantling systems of oppression, Awaken founder and CEO Ravi Mishra says. That’s the entire point of Awaken, a mindfulness and meditation app specifically geared toward helping people cope with the harsh realities of today’s society. Awaken got its […]
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Kids and tech: Can parents make this a healthy relationship?
Experts share their advice for parents on how to raise kids with a healthy relationship to technology. Read more…
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Meditation app Simple Habit raises $10 million Series A
Five-minute meditation app Simple Habit announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A, led by Foundation Capital. The round brings the developer’s total funding up to $12.5 million, following a $2.5 million seed last year. The Shark Tank alum has been kicking since 2016, the result of CEO and co-founder Yunha Kim’s […]
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Muse 2
$249
The Good
Lightweight • Now tracks breathing • stillness and heartbeat • Great battery life
The Bad
Expensive • ‘New Age’ soundscapes
The Bottom Line
Forget regular meditation apps. This upgraded brain-sensing headband is the best way to kickstart your mindfulness practice.
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The list of indispensable gadgets that come with me every day, no matter where I am in the world, is a pretty short one. Most items on it are made by Apple: iPhone, iPad, MacBook. One is made by Fitbit: the Charge 2. One is made by Bose: wireless noise-cancelling QC30 headphones. Read more…
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A must-have for any meditation fanatic – Mashable Deals
Here is a new way to focus your attention while you meditateMuse senses your brainwaves and adjusts to fit your needs. When your brain wanders, weather sounds increase. When you center your breath and remain calm, the weather sounds relax. A great wa…
View More A must-have for any meditation fanatic – Mashable DealsChill the eff out and snag the Breethe meditation app on sale
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The world is a stress balloon filled with hot liquid trash ready to burst at any moment, which might explain why meditation and mindfulness apps are so popular right now. One of the most popular is Breethe, a fully customizable meditation aid with over nine-thousand reviews in the Apple App Store.
Breethe has a wealth of features designed to help you reduce stress with just ten minutes of use per day. It includes hundreds of daily meditations, hours of soothing music, bedtime stories to help you sleep, breathing exercises, and even a peaceful alarm clock that won’t scare you awake and add more stress to your morning. Read more…
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View More Chill the eff out and snag the Breethe meditation app on saleMeditation app Headspace bets on voice and AI with Alpine.AI acquisition
Headspace, a meditation app with 31 million users that is valued at $320 million, is doubling down on voice and A.I. technology to help differentiate itself from the rest of the wellness pack. The company today has announced that it has acquired Alpine.AI (previously called VoiceLabs), one of the early players in the digital assistant market, […]
View More Meditation app Headspace bets on voice and AI with Alpine.AI acquisitionDeepak Chopra guides Jimmy Fallon through two-minute meditation (and you can do it too)
Mindfulness can be found in the strangest places, even on The Tonight Show.
Promoting his latest book, The Healing Self, iconic New Age and mindfulness author Deepak Chopra guided Jimmy Fallon and The Roots through a two-minute meditation on Thur…
Cleanse your mind with this meditative video of someone washing a carpet
It’s rough out there, so why not take a few minutes to cleanse your brain palette with this calming carpet washing video?
Settle in for 10 delightful minutes of nothing but delicious sloshing sounds, and allow these sudsy waves to be your meditat…
Moov gets into mindfulness with launch of ‘Sanity & Self’ app for women
Moov, the wearable maker best known for its line of fitness trackers with their accompanying digital coaches, is today branching off into mindfulness. The company is the latest to join the self-care craze, with the launch of a new app focused on mindfulness and meditation, Sanity & Self. However, unlike most of today’s meditation apps, […]
View More Moov gets into mindfulness with launch of ‘Sanity & Self’ app for women10% Happier, a ‘no BS’ meditation app for skeptics, raises $3.7M in new funding
10% Happier, an app offering a series of meditation courses designed especially for those who think it’s all a bit of crock, has raised $3.7 million in new funding. The round brings the company’s total raise to date to $5 million. The app is now one of many operating in the self-care space, where meditation […]
View More 10% Happier, a ‘no BS’ meditation app for skeptics, raises $3.7M in new fundingSit back, relax, and let GDPR legislation lull you into a peaceful slumber
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Drifting off to the land of nod is hard in this day and age, especially when we’re not entirely sure what companies are doing with our personal data.
But, GDPR—a.k.a. Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation—might offer up a little peace of mind for those of us residing in the European Union. Not only that, GDPR legislation literally doubles up as a bedtime story, thanks to a meditation and sleep app.
I mean, we all knew that legislation was a little dull, right? But who knew it could be literally soporific, eh?
Sleep and meditation app Calm is releasing an audio recording of extracts of GDPR legislation being read by the former voice of the BBC shipping forecast Peter Jefferson. Jefferson will read “the most soothing passages” from the 209-page regulation. Read more…
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