Meditation Assistants to Help You Meditate Better, Reduce Stress & Relax

Samuel J Tan Health & Wellness, Meditation 0

Move over pedometers, step aside activity trackers and get ready for the real difference maker. Meditation has long fascinated modern communities and cultures, the early few who dabbled and attempted meditation, long before it was mainstream often held it’s benefits in high regard.

To actually build a practise in meditation however, takes consistency, regularity and discipline. However, technology has advanced to the point now where it has become possible to measure with some accuracy, brain activity and with these developments, meditation assistants have allowed us to monitor how well we are able to quiet and truly calm our mind.

All of these meditation assistants, work to enhance and improve the meditation experience, guiding you towards and calmer, quieter mind. Almost all contain a physical headset, combined with headphones and are supported by an app usually built for a mobile device. The pairing of this makes it possible to track and further improve one’s meditation practise.

Top 5 Best Meditation Assistants

In this post, we look at some of the 5 most popular meditation assistants on the market at the moment.

Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband
Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker
ELF emmit – Wearable Mind- and Body- Stimulating Headband
NeuroSky MindWave Mobile BrainWave Starter Kit
Pip – Stress Management Biosensor + Apps

Here’s a look at each of these meditation assistants:

Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband

Muse is your personal meditation assistant
Sometimes your mind is calm and sometimes it’s active. Muse will guide you to a calm mind
Put on the Muse headband, put on your earbuds, start the app, and close your eyes. Immerse yourself within the sounds of a beach or rainforest.
While you meditate, Muse measures whether your mind is calm or active, and translates that data into weathers sounds.
When you’re calm, you’ll hear peaceful weather sounds. When your mind wanders, the weather will intensify, guiding you back to a calm state.
After each session, review your data, set goals, and build a deeply rewarding meditation practice that gets better every time.

App Screens That You May Find Useful

Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband App Screen 1

Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband App Screen 2

Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker

Requires a compatible iPhone or Android smartphone
Spire measures your breathing and provides feedback for a more focused and calm day.
When your breathing indicates tension, a gentle notification reminds you to stop and take a deep breath.
The included smartphone app can guide you in short, simple exercises or mini-meditations to increase focus, calm and productivity.
Clip the Spire stone unobtrusively onto your pants or bra to track steps, calories and respiratory patterns.
Incorporates wireless charging, up to 7-days of battery life and thoughtful washer-proof design.
NOTE: Spire measures breathing to give you insight into your state of mind. It is not a mood tracker or medical device.

App Screens That You May Find Useful

ELF emmit

ELF emmit produces pulses that match our own, natural body frequencies, from 2 Hz to 19 Hz.
ELF emmit has five mood settings (sleep, anti stress, concentrate, meditate, deep learning) emit pulses at a specific frequency, optimized to help you attain and transition to your desired state of mind.
Relax after a hard day, reduce anxiety and stress, improves quality of sleep, improve concentration and focus and enhance your energy.
Free companion app

NeuroSky MindWave Mobile BrainWave Starter Kit

Learn about your brainwaves, train your meditation, and develop your own applications with the Mindwave Mobile Wireless Headset
Compatible with iOS, Android, PC, and Mac.
Detects raw-brainwaves, EEG power spectrums (Alpha, Beta, etc.), eSense meters for Attention, Meditation, and future algorithms
More than 100 brain training games and educational apps available from the NeuroSky App Store
Uses a single AAA Battery (Not included) for 8-hour battery run time

Pip – Stress Management Biosensor + Apps

Pip trains you to better manage everyday stress
Powered by science, Pip detects electrodermal activity (EDA) in your fingertips to accurately determine when your body’s relaxing or stressing
Pip comes with a suite of Apps which use your changing stress levels to control your in-app progress, letting you visualize stress and try different techniques to learn to control it
Light, portable design. Apps compatible with Smartphones and Tablets (iOS and Android)

App Screens That You May Find Useful