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VR vs. Lumena's Reflective Chamber (MindGym)
By Ninette Simonian
A study from the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies reveals that anxiety-reducing experiences in a new reflective chamber called MindGym can be effectively translated into virtual reality formats, enhancing accessibility for anxiety management tools.
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The newest study from the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies has found that anxiety-reducing experiences created in a novel “reflective chamber” environment called the MindGym can be successfully translated to more accessible virtual reality (VR) formats without losing their effectiveness.
This finding opens up new possibilities for making anxiety management tools more widely available to those who need them.
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