Explainers
The physiological sigh: How the double inhale works
Double inhale, long exhale: a step-by-step guide to the physiological sigh and a sober look at what is actually known about the technique.
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MindIsland
Personalised daily AI meditation, made for whatever is on your mind.
Apps
MindIsland review: An AI writes a meditation for your current problem
MindIsland turns a few words into a guided meditation of 3, 5, or 10 minutes. What the app can do, what it costs, and where its limits lie.
Apps
Meditating on a packed train: A 3-minute guide for standing passengers
Eyes open, hand on the grab handle, calm breathing: How to make a short standing meditation work on a train, bus, or subway.
Explainers
From prompt to voice: How an AI-generated meditation is made
Text input, language model, speech synthesis, audio storage: Using MindIsland as an example, here is how an AI meditation is created and where the technology hits its limits.