The Benefits of Healium
Healium’s virtual environments transport users to serene landscapes, allowing them to escape the pressures of their work. The calming visuals and immersive experiences have been scientifically proven to reduce stress and promote relaxation.
By combining neurofeedback and biofeedback, Healium empowers users to learn to self regulate their emotions. This is particularly crucial for VA professionals dealing with challenging cases, providing them with the tools to maintain emotional resilience in the face of adversity.
Healium’s meditation exercises guide users through mindfulness practices, promoting the mental clarity and focus needed to maintain sharp attention to detail at work.
Healium’s immersive experiences are designed to provide a sense of empathy, offering a safe and beautiful space for veterans to confront and process their emotions. By visualizing calming environments and guiding users through relaxation meditation exercises, Healium provides a holistic tool to self-manage symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress.
The transition to civilian life can bring about anxiety and depression for many veterans. Healium’s empowers users to self-regulate their emotional states, providing tangible data to give them agency over their brain patterns or heart rate. Through guided meditations, veterans can find solace and learn to build emotional resilience.
Healium encourages veterans to engage in mindfulness practices, fostering a deep connection between mind and body. The guided meditations help veterans cultivate a state of mindful awareness, enabling them to navigate life stressors with a clearer perspective.
Frequently Asked Questions: Addressing VA Concerns
Healium recognizes the distinctive challenges faced by VA employees and tailors its experiences to address the stressors specific to their roles. Guided meditations focus on themes like compassion, resilience, focus, calm, and positivity.
Healium’s effectiveness is backed by scientific research in multiple peer-reviewed journals. Studies have demonstrated significant reductions in stress levels, improved emotional regulation, and enhanced overall well-being among users, including those in high-stress professions like healthcare and caregiving.
Yes, you can wear eye glasses while wearing the VR headset. Much like a scuba mask, your VR headset will fit over your face, though you’ll need to move it around and adjust it on your face as the lenses are curved. For some of our stereoscopic scenes, if you’ve never seen depth on video, it may appear blurry at first.
No, Healium does not make its own VR headset or goggles. Rather, our biofeedback meditation app can be used by a variety of VR goggles to experience our stories in 3D. Or, you can use Healium just with your mobile device. We’re also adding additional compatible wearables so check back with us to see if your smart watch or EEG headband is on the list.
If you want to use EEG Meditation with Healium, you will need a BrainLink Lite EEG headband, a compatible VR headset from Meta or Pico, a smartphone if you don’t have VR goggles, and a subscription to the Healium software.
No. Brainlink EEG headbands are not required to use Healium as a meditaiton app; however, those looking to leverage the biofeedback elements and harness the power of their brainwaves will need the Brainlink.
It’s not permanent like any fitness routine. If you stop lifting weights, you can’t expect your muscles to get stronger. You might liken Healium to a walk in the park or a warm bath at times when you can’t take a walk in the park. It doesn’t last forever but after a stressful day, it’s welcome virtual peace to quickly interrupt the stress response and downshift.