Fitbit announced its alliance with Deepak Chopra, MD, Pioneer of Integrative Medicine and Founder of the Chopra Foundation to launch the Deepak Chopra Mindful Method (Mindful Method of Deepak Chopra), An exclusive wellness collection, created and selected by Fitbit Premium members to make the practice of mindfulness more accessible to people around the world.
The Mindful Method is designed to help you improve your emotional well-being as an important part of your overall health1, with audio and video sessions led by Deepak Chopra on relevant and impactful topics such as mindfulness, sleep , stress management, mental well-being and mind-body connection. The new collection expands Fitbit’s existing awareness and stress management offerings, and continues to help you provide a complete view of your overall health to understand how each aspect fits to impact your overall well-being.
Stress is more common than ever during the pandemic, and adults in the U.S. have had the highest rate of mental health problems such as stress, anxiety, and sadness from March 2020 to May 20202. More than a third of People around the world report effects of stress on physical and mental aspects that, if left unchecked over time, can lead to negative health effects, such as headaches, increased risk of heart disease, obesity and depression3 . Use mindfulness to better manage your emotional well-being through practices such as meditation and breathing exercises can have a greater impact on other parts of your health, such as relieving stress, treating disorders such as depression and depression. ‘anxiety, improve sleep and more4.
Cultivate your well-being through Deepak Chopra’s Mindful Method
Starting today, start or continue your own mindfulness practice with the Fitbit Mindful Method on the Discover tab of the Fitbit5 app, which includes more than 30 inspiring mindfulness sessions for Fitbit Premium members of all levels . Each session lasts less than 20 minutes to make it easier to tailor your day’s full attention, on topics ranging from meditation, emotion management, daytime relaxation, stress relief, and more. . These issues are especially important as the higher rate of mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and sadness showed an increase during pandemic 6. The collection offers more ways to practice mindfulness in as we continue to navigate today’s stressful environment, whether you’re struggling with screen fatigue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, juggling work from home while managing your children’s e-learning , taking care of the health of your loved ones or you just need inspiration to put yourself first.
The collection kicks off with 10 audio and video sessions, which includes guided meditations, sessions to prepare for a restful sleep, and techniques to help cultivate happiness and optimism when you need it. The collection will expand in the coming months, with dozens of custom sessions that include:
- A focus on mindfulness for total well-being, detailing the benefits of meditation based on the four pillars of Deepak Chopra: mind, body, emotions and spirit.
- How to incorporate full attention throughout the day, from setting the tone every morning, a stimulus during a stressful workday, restoring your bad mood, and preparing for a restful sleep.
- Deeper guidance to use mindfulness as a tool to create awareness, control stress and emotions, and develop concentration.
It is based on Fitbit’s stress management and mindfulness tools
Deepak Chopra’s Mindful Method adds to what Fitbit already offers to help you manage your health and wellness in one place:
- All Fitbit users have access to the Mindfulness mosaic in the Fitbit app to help reduce stress and deepen their Mindfulness practice by setting a weekly Mindfulness goal.
- Most Fitbit7 devices come with Relaxed Guided Breathing- custom deep wrist sessions to help you find a calm moment during the day8.
- Premium members can choose from over 100 mindfulness practice sessions to help control stress, practice mindfulness, relax, improve body positivity, and rest before going to bed from popular brands such as Aaptiv, Aura, Breethe and Ten Percent happier. Premium members also receive detailed information and recommendations to help them control stress, and a deeper analysis of their sleep score to see how factors such as stress affect sleep quality.
- Fitbit Sense ™ pioneered the space of portable devices as the first smartwatch with an electrodermal activity sensor (EDA) in the device to help you monitor your body’s response to stress and handle with a daily stress management score and access to additional mindfulness content to help calm your mind day or night when paired with Fitbit Premium9.
With this new content, the Mindful Method adds even more value to Fitbit Premium. With more than half a million members in more than 40 countries around the world, Premium enhances its Fitbit experience when combined with any branded device. What helps you move more, manage stress, sleep better and eat well with guided programs, advanced analysis, personal information and key health metrics, hundreds of workouts, motivational games, challenges and more, all in one place to help you achieve your goals. Deepak Chopra will continue to contribute its experience to Premium as a consultant on the new programs and features that will be incorporated into the service.
Fitbit Premium is available for $ 195 monthly or $ 1,549 a year; a free 90-day trial is available for new or returning users.10 For more information or to register for any of the member services, visit the Fitbit Fitbit.com app.