We’re super pumped about this review because it’s pretty revolutionary. If you love or are even slightly curious about the rise of meditation apps like Headspace, Calm and Insight Timer, meet newcomer Core Wellness.
Core Wellness, kicks mindful-tech to the next level by delivering software, hardware, and real data to the mix. This sets Core apart from the pack for a full meditation trainer experience.
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What is Core Wellness
A dynamic all-in-one meditation training system that combines guided meditations with a hand-held device to focus your breathing.
What you get
- A small palm-sized meditation device to hold and focus on while you meditate. This little device is so cute and compact, and fits neatly on any bedside table or tucked away on a kitchen counter. The device pulses (vibrates) while you meditate to sync your breath to the pulses. The stronger upward pulses is your signal to inhale, while the slower downward pulse is your signal to exhale.
- A great meditation app that provides guided meditations and data on your stress levels and heart-rate overtime.
What I loved
- Guided Meditations are soothing and clear. They are simple, clear and fluid and partner nicely with the vibrations. And the meditations are great even without the device.
- Vibrations help you time and find a nice rhythm to your breathing. The pulsing keeps you focused on what you’re doing and prevents you from drifting away from your meditation by gently redirecting your attention back to Core.
- Vibrations are not intrusive, rather they’re soothing.
- Device is really comfortable to hold.
- Tracks your heart rate to determine your stress or relaxation states and provides the breakdown at the end of each meditation.
- Can choose guided or unguided mediations and can customize the pulsing for the unguided meditations.
What I could do without
- Needs to stay charged, so may be hard if you’re someone who likes to meditate on the go or like me, simply forgets.
How I used Core
I charged up core for a few hours and then downloaded the app. Setting up the application is very straightforward and easy to follow. That night I laid in my bed and worked through the basic meditations before dozing off to sleep with Core by my side. The basic meditations are really soothing and introduce you to the pulsing. Core uses the pulsing in different ways. The first meditation teaches you to sync your breath to the vibrations of core. I think this is a great way to slow down and learn basic controlled breathing. I used to count my inhales and exhales, but with core you don’t have to occupy the mind with counting. The second meditation I tried used interval pulsing to help you stay present throughout your meditation. Let’s be real, meditating is hard. We all are challenged with drifting into thought or dozing off. Core’s gentle vibrations act as little reminders to reconnect you back with your meditation. The third mediation I used, offered peaceful sounds of the ocean waves and the pulsing was used as more of background throughout the meditations. I found it interesting to see the variability in my heart rate while meditating and how much time I was actually in a state of rest throughout the meditation. One practice showed that I only had 3:12 minutes of calm throughout the 7 minute meditation! Yikes! My goal over time is to continue working with core and increase my “calm time” in meditation.
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