What will the ‘Peloton for mental health’ look like five years from now? And, who will develop it?

MindLabs raises £1.4M for its new platform, a ‘Peloton for mental health’ (TechCrunch): Ideally, mental wellness should be considered part of a healthy daily routine, like exercise. But even exercise is difficult to turn into a regular habit. Peloton addressed physical fitness by combining smart stationary bikes with live classes and community features to create an engaging experience. Now a new startup, MindLabs, is taking a similar approach to mental wellness… Its platform will launch next year, first with a mobile app that combines live videos from mental health professionals who lead meditation and mindfulness sessions, and features to help users track their stress levels. The full platform will also include an EEG headband, called “Halo,” that measures signals, like heart and respiration rates, that can help show users how effective their sessions are … Two of the main ways MindLabs’ platform differentiates from other mental wellness apps is the combination of its video classes and EEG headband. The videos will initially range in length from 10 to 40 minutes and, like Peloton’s classes, will be available on live stream or in pre-recorded, on-demand sessions. The News: MindLabs Raises £1.4 Million Pre-Seed Funding To Launch Its Live Mental Health Platform (press release): MindLabs, the London-based digital mental health company, has raised a £1.4 million pre-seed investment round led by Passion Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, as well as the f...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation EEG EEG headband gym Halo mental-wellness MindLabs mobile app neuroplasticity Peloton Peloton for mental health stress-levels Source Type: blogs