Finally, the day
we’ve all been
waiting for.
When yoga and Artificial Intelligence combine so we don’t need to leave
our cozy homes to reap the rewards of a timeless tradition. Smart
activewear company, Pivot Yoga, has launched a set of leggings and a shirt
featuring motion technology that, when combined with an app, allows
yogis to see and correct their alignment. With 16 sensors, each the size of a
10 cent piece, the user’s movement is tracked and compared to a standard
position to ensure perfect posture. CEO and co-founder of TurningSense
and developer of Pivot Yoga said, “Our vision is really big. It’s not just to
be the Netflix...of yoga – we want to build a whole new, interactive, and
completely customised way to learn and practice.” Just what the yoga
world needs? Seewww.pivot.yogafor more.NEAR-DEATH INSIGHTS
FOR ADVANCED MEDITATORS
As we know, near-death experiences can create a completely fresh perspective
on one’s life, propelling us into deeper levels of self-awareness and evolution.
But did you know that it’s possible to create this same mental experience
without having to almost die? A recent study, published in Mindfulness,
suggests that Buddhist meditators can willfully induce near-death experiences,
enjoying the insights that come as a result. The study’s author William Van
Gordon of the University of Derby said that some advanced Buddhist
meditation practitioners could harness the experience of near-death, “fostering
insight into the psychology of death-related processes as well as the nature
of self and reality more generally.” Unlike actual near-death experiences,
meditators were consciously aware of the experience and had control over it.
Compared to other forms of meditation, the near-death practice dramatically
increased mystical experiences and feelings of non-attachment. For more
details of the study, search ‘Meditation-Induced-Near-Death Experiences: a
3-Year Longitudinal Study.’