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Learn about your mind, heart, and body

Over the next eight weeks, we’ll give you the tools to begin controlling the connection between your mind, heart, and body.

Your heart rate. It starts with your heart rate. With the MindMics earbuds and app, you’ll be able to track your heart rate — the number of times your heart beats each minute. When you’re stressed or exercising, your heart rate tends to speed up, and when you’re calm or resting, your heart rate slows down. And you can watch all of this happen in real-time on the app.

Your Current State: Heart Rate

Throughout your use of the app, when your heart rate changes, your Current State will move horizontally across the screen. If your Current State moves to the left, your heart rate has eased, which could signal that you’re resting or relaxed. If your Current State moves to the right, your heart rate has quickened, which could signal that you’re activated, alert or even stressed. 

Your heart rate variability. Even though your heart is constantly beating, it doesn’t beat evenly like a metronome. Your heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the slight differences in timing between heart beats and shows you how well your heart adapts to changes and stress. Typically, a higher HRV means that your heart is highly adaptable and able to handle changes in your environment.  

Your Current State: HRV

Your Current State will also move vertically during your use as a measure of your HRV. Since your HRV reflects the slight differences in timing between heart beats, it shows you how well your heart adapts to changes and stress. If your Current State rises, it means that your heart is highly nimble and ready to switch between eased and activated at a moment’s notice.  

Your nervous system. Both your heart rate and your HRV reflect the state of your nervous system, which has two modes: fight or flight and rest and digest. ​​Fight or flight occurs when you’re more alert, stressed or exercising, and it speeds up your heart rate. When you’re in rest and digest, you’re calmer and your heart rate slows. Your HRV tells you how quickly you can jump between these two modes.

Your nervous system zones

There’s a little secret about stress that we’d like to let you in on: Not all stress is bad. In fact, with breathing exercises, we can control our stress response, using our breath as a lever to dictate the balance between our fight or flight or rest and digest responses. And depending on where your Current State is, you can move toward three different mind-body zones: Eased, Focused, and Activated. MindMics wants to give you all the tools you need to begin charting your course between the three. So check out the breathing techniques below to start your journey. 

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Breathing Techniques

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Breathing techniques are proven levers for controlling our stress levels. They allow us to take in more oxygen, expand our diaphragms, and push oxygen into the lowest parts of our lungs to spark oxygen exchange. Breathing exercises can lower your heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and induce muscle relaxation.

Studies show that practicing breath work for a total of 20-30 minutes a day is ideal; however, benefits can be felt through just a few 2-3 minute individual sessions scattered throughout your day. 

To get you started, we have 4 breathing techniques for you to use. Perform these practices while wearing your MindMics earbuds to understand the impact of each session. And if you haven’t already set up your earbuds, you can follow the instructions to do so here.

Learning

Intention: This introduction session is a short training video that walks you through the basics of deep breath work.

Outcome: You’ll become familiar with the basics of breathing techniques.

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Compose

Intention: Engage in this practice a few minutes prior to a stressful event. You can use this technique to start or end your day or to prepare for an important phone call, work meeting, athletic event, or any other activity of your choosing.

Outcome: The compose session is designed to support greater focus and mental clarity for an upcoming stressful situation.

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Redirect

Intention: While it might be useful to practice this technique alongside the guide video, you can use this technique to address your stress in real time and bring yourself back to your baseline.

Outcome: The redirect session is designed to quietly and intentionally alleviate stress in the moment.

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Recover

Intention: Try this practice to return your heart rhythm back to its quiet state efficiently and effectively to regain energy and focus for the future.

Outcome: The recover session is designed to initiate relaxation and focus following a stressful event.

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