MobiHealth News March 8, 2024
Trevor Dermody

Headspace XR looks to make mindfulness a virtual reality with a new app available on Meta Quest.

Digital mental health company Headspace announced its new virtual reality app Headspace XR, which utilizes mixed reality and virtual reality to help users strengthen their mind-body connection through movement and breathwork.

The app, available on Meta Quest, includes mood-boosting games, one-on-one guided meditations and other techniques.

Headspace said in a statement it aims to reach a younger audience with the VR app, especially Gen Z.

Later this year, Headspace plans to conduct a randomized control trial to evaluate how Headspace XR can assist people with social health and connection. The study aims to explore the direct mental health benefits of mindfulness...

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