'My boyfriend laughs when he comes into the living room and I'm all strapped up like RoboCop but I would trade looking silly for 15 minutes a day to have that sensation of peace wash over me every single time,' writes maybelle_morgan.
, it’s standard practice not to prioritize mental health because of ingrained cultural beliefs. Therapy means you're"crazy." Attending sessions is a waste of money, and telling a stranger your secrets will bring shame on your family. For transparency, I’ve startednow, but I know that mindfulness — the acceptance, tolerance, awareness, and presence in the moment that it can foster — can be a powerful accompaniment. Trouble is, my attention span is short and I have a wandering brain.
virtual reality headset to try out, I floated through space stations, killed zombies, and chopped vegetables in hyper-realistic kitchens. I was impressed. It all feltreal. It never occurred to me to try the headset for something like mindfulness; I always assumed that if the practice was about switching off, then any form of technology would surely be a hindrance.
The first day, I choose"Daily Calm" and am transported to a dark forest illuminated with lanterns, impossibly huge mushrooms towering above me, shrinking and expanding like a cosy cocoon. It feels like a safe space. Prompted by the headset, I do a. On every inhale it asks me to summon up feelings of compassion for myself and on every exhale to breathe them back into the world .
pops into my mind. I imagine her voice firmly dismissing the negative thought, telling it to go away. After a few times, I suddenly feel much lighter."If we think of mindfulness as a muscle and as a skill, it's something that we need to practice in order to get better at it, and there is a body of research that supports the idea that VR can aid the development of mindfulness practice as well as increasing positive emotions," explains, a positive psychologist and wellbeing coach.
Since then, I’ve tried guided meditation on the headset for anxiety, gratitude, acceptance, grief and finding happiness, in settings such as golden beaches, bamboo-laden forests and peaceful lake vistas. The anxiety is still there, humming away, but every day I have a tiny bit more of a handle on how I feel.
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