I’m currently in my 3rd week of using a muse mediation biofeedback device. I wanted to give my initial thoughts and observations. But first a screenshot from the Muse application:

Usage:

Muse works by wearing a headband with sensors that can monitor motion, breath, heart rate and brain waves. It’s pretty lightweight and I got used to wearing it pretty quickly.

Observations:

I do far better in the evenings with my meditations than in the mornings - despite me primarily rolling out of bed and doing meditation as part of my daily practice
Doing a short breathing meditation (~5min) helps get me in the zone - so I do that when the morning schedule permits it
Self-Reiki puts me right into the calm zone consistently
Performing a distance Reiki session does not
I’ll frequently get a buzzing in the ear(s) when I “get in the zone” for other metaphysical activities - this does not equal a calm state in the app
I had to turn down some of the biofeedback sounds because I’d get excited hearing the reward sound and come out of the desired state

Pros:

I dig the gamification of meditation. I had one day where I didn’t want to really want to meditate but I didn’t want to lose my streak so I did it anyway
The ongoing feedback is helping me know when I’m in the right state

Cons:

The free/getting started meditations aren’t guided - meaning they don’t play during your meditation time. The timer starts after they finish saying whatever they want to say
You cant load your own meditations into the app
It can take a few minutes to get the headband and the app connected and synced. It’s not a LONG amount of time but does take a few minutes to get everything read to go

Thanks for reading! More updates to come as I approach the 30 day of meditation in a row milestone.