Apple’s AirPods are the perfect accessory to meditation apps

Maybe I’m a little late to the hashtag-mindfulness movement, but I just recently started trying out a meditation app. There are plenty of articles touting the supposed benefits of meditation practices — ranging from from “charting new pathways in the brain” to remaining in a zen-like state when having a conversation about politics; and in recent years the market for mental wellness and meditation services has grown to more than $1 billion. But for me the impetus was convenience: my gym app started offering meditation practices for free, and for awhile they were shoved in my face every time I opened the app.

What’s surprised me more than my almost-immediate taking to this feature of the app, called Headstrong, is how much I like wearing…

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