I had never meditated before, but I was shocked when I tried the high-tech headbands Kardashian recommended.
Late last year, POOSH, Kourtney Kardashian-Barker’s wellness and lifestyle brand, launched a holiday gift guide.
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As recommended by Kardashian Barker’s sisters and mother, we found several tech items on the list to promote household and self-care.
Kylie Jenner recommended the popular Therabody Theragun, and her mother Kris suggested the Bluetooth scented oil diffuser.
Courtney, who recently married Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, praised Muse for its “brain-sensing” headbands.
I’m new to mediation and had no idea how headbands could help, but I’ve always wanted to try them, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity.
After being presented with a free sample of Muse’s S Gen-2 headband designed to help with both meditation and sleep, I was immediately transported to a world of silence.
The product arrived aesthetically wrapped with the band and USB charger in one box, and the pods that measure brain and heart activity in another.
Assembling the item is easy. Grab a pod and link it to your headband.
Users are then instructed to charge the item and download Muse’s guided mediation app before using it.
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I wanted to start my journey of mediation, so I charged the headband for about 10 minutes, and to my surprise, that was enough.
I turned on the app and followed the step-by-step instructions. You can also link apps to Apple Health.
Next was the actual mediation part. And this is where the app comes to the rescue.
The Muse app basically does it all for you. All you need to do is put on your headband (it’s comfortable!), choose your meditation course, and listen.
I was guided into the correct poses and given helpful advice on how to center myself if my mind deviated.
All the while, the headband was measuring my brain activity. This included not only heart rate, but also calmness and stillness levels.
At the end of the first five minute mediation session, I was happy to find that I still had 84% left.
But my sobriety level was 39%, which wasn’t too bad.
I was also told how long I was “active” and “neutral” during mediation.
Overall, it was a good experience, especially for those who had never been before.
The headband is easy to assemble and use, and the app has a great interface system.
That being said, I definitely plan to use the headband more often and hopefully improve my meditation skills.
If I have to criticize anything, it’s that this product, which retails for $399, doesn’t come with a case. .
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