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Innovative Olfactory Technology Makes Meditation Apps Better Meditation is powerful stuff. And the research testing—and proving—the benefits of meditating are growing exponentially, according to Harvard. Here are a few recent examples:
Future of Health: Meditation for Overachievers: Mindfulness Tech to Optimize Your Mind | Healthline
Future of Health: Meditation for Overachievers: Mindfulness Tech to Optimize Your Mind “OVR shows promise in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “due to the uniquely emotional features of olfactory processing and odor-evoked memory.” January 10, 2020 Crystal Hoshaw Healthline ...
A New Employee Benefits Solution Employee benefits are changing, in part as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and how work environments have shifted. There’s also a growing interest in workplace programs and work perks that help with reducing stress, supporting employee happiness, and...
The Metaverse, In Glorious Smell-O-Vision “Adherents of scent technology and extended reality are convinced that you can’t have one without the other. ‘There is a huge, very stark difference between experiencing something that has scent and something that doesn’t.’ January 8, 2022 Stephen Gossett ...
Forest Bathing is Connected to Relaxation and So to Mental Health Most of us spend most of our time indoors. In fact, according to a survey from the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors, and 6 percent in a vehicle. Do some quick math and that leaves a...
Immersion in Relaxing Scents Can Improve the Feeling of Wellbeing Scent is one of our most powerful senses. It’s the only sense linked to our brain’s memory system. It also plays a role in our motivation, behavior, and emotion. In fact, according to research, we have about 300 olfactory receptor...
A New Corporate Wellness Technology You know how smart it is to prioritize employee well-being. Your corporate wellness programs have the power to yield ample benefits. Well-designed (and, arguably, robust) programs… fuel productivity boost morale lessen health insurance costs cut back on...
Great Work Perks Keep Employee Retention Top of Mind Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we’re all spending more time—not less, as some assume—at work. That’s right, a recent survey found that we’re currently spending nearly an extra 1½ hours at work compared to February 2020. Do the math and that...
Smell This Simulation | Smell Ya Later Podcast August 31, 2021 -Tynan Sinks - Sable Yong “I came across OVR technology just looking up scent stuff and what they do is incorporate olfaction into virtual reality, which I feel like everybody is trying to do these days but I feel they’re actually...
Tech & Science Daily: Elon teases humanoid ‘Muskbot’ to take over repetitive work | Evening Standard
Tech & Science Daily: Elon teases humanoid ‘Muskbot’ to take over repetitive work | Evening Standard