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Hey! You're so right and we are working on making a demo available on the website - but in the meantime, let me just share one we have in our system -- here ya

Hey! You're so right and we are working on making a demo available on the website - but in the meantime, let me just share one we have in our system -- here ya go: https://docsend.com/view/hxra3rnfevsytg4v https://docsend.com/view/hxra3rnfevsytg4v

jabb 6y ago
I like the approach, but find the choice of music and the constant speaking of the instructor distressing. Nothing for me in this format.
- aliabramovitz 6y ago
  That's totally fair. The music style in this early stage is geared at people who enjoy this kind of popular music. In the future we will be expanding to have different styles of music as well. But certainly, we aren't trying to replace traditional meditation - so for anyone who is more aligned with more traditional meditation music and less verbal guidance - I honestly think there are some amazing resources already out there. Our hope is that we can provide a new style that resonates for people who the more traditional sounds and guidance levels don't click for. Very much appreciate your honest feedback!
- mwetzler 6y ago
  that's what I thought at first too, but tried it anyway and it was great shrug
  - aliabramovitz 6y ago
    :) thank you for sharing!! certainly there isn't a one size fits all solution for really anything in our world - but we are so glad that Chorus is helpful for you!!
- dmd 6y ago
  Same. I was interested based on the promises and descriptions; then I watched the demo on docsend and immediately realized WOW is this not for me. I wanted to strangle the instructor within 30 seconds of hearing their voice.
bambax 6y ago
I'm not familiar with meditation; I hear it's all the rage but I don't understand the benefits. It is said to "reduce stress", but stress is mostly the result of external stimuli. It's a symptom, like fever. If you treat the symptom without addressing the cause, what good is it? Meditation sounds like a post-religion religion, but at least there was the promise of silence. Now we have loud meditation? To me this video is quite terrifying; it reminds me of some kind of megachurch experience, a place where a guy like Kenneth Copeland wouldn't look out of place (see the intensity firing up around 21:22 and then dropping off at 23:24).
- aliabramovitz 6y ago
  I love that you are digging even deeper on the problem! We say it is to “reduce stress”, but that is because that’s a simplified catchall that many people can relate to. You are totally right that stress a symptom. The real underlying cause is lack of awareness and peace within one's own self - the ability to separate from feelings of stress or overwhelm and not let them define you, but look at them more objectively and no longer have upsetting things ruin your day for example. The music has very strong BEATS, which give the mind something EVEN more concrete to focus on (the beat, the breathing pattern, and the teachers voice all serve as the object of attention, like a mantra) - so even though its loud, it does in fact make it easier to cultivate focus for people who find traditional objects of focus (e.g. "following the feeling of the breath") hard to anchor attention on. For anyone who finds silent meditation effective, we are so happy for them and they don't really need our new approach. What we are trying to do is create a new experience that resonates with people who are more drawn to upbeat styles so we can help more people unlock more peace and happiness.
  - MrMan 6y ago
    You are terrifying and I am not being snarky. If you have done your market research on the perception of terms like “meditation” for exercise moms, you will choose the correct path.
- marc_io 6y ago
  The issue is the use of the word “meditation”. It's just an “umbrella term”. There are literally dozens of techniques that use the word “meditation” to describe them. The variation is astounding, and some have very little in common from a purely external point of view.

jabb 6y ago

I like the approach, but find the choice of music and the constant speaking of the instructor distressing. Nothing for me in this format.

aliabramovitz 6y ago
That's totally fair. The music style in this early stage is geared at people who enjoy this kind of popular music. In the future we will be expanding to have different styles of music as well. But certainly, we aren't trying to replace traditional meditation - so for anyone who is more aligned with more traditional meditation music and less verbal guidance - I honestly think there are some amazing resources already out there. Our hope is that we can provide a new style that resonates for people who the more traditional sounds and guidance levels don't click for. Very much appreciate your honest feedback!
mwetzler 6y ago
that's what I thought at first too, but tried it anyway and it was great shrug
- aliabramovitz 6y ago
  :) thank you for sharing!! certainly there isn't a one size fits all solution for really anything in our world - but we are so glad that Chorus is helpful for you!!
dmd 6y ago
Same. I was interested based on the promises and descriptions; then I watched the demo on docsend and immediately realized WOW is this not for me. I wanted to strangle the instructor within 30 seconds of hearing their voice.

bambax 6y ago

I'm not familiar with meditation; I hear it's all the rage but I don't understand the benefits. It is said to "reduce stress", but stress is mostly the result of external stimuli. It's a symptom, like fever. If you treat the symptom without addressing the cause, what good is it? Meditation sounds like a post-religion religion, but at least there was the promise of silence. Now we have loud meditation? To me this video is quite terrifying; it reminds me of some kind of megachurch experience, a place where a guy like Kenneth Copeland wouldn't look out of place (see the intensity firing up around 21:22 and then dropping off at 23:24).

aliabramovitz 6y ago
I love that you are digging even deeper on the problem! We say it is to “reduce stress”, but that is because that’s a simplified catchall that many people can relate to. You are totally right that stress a symptom. The real underlying cause is lack of awareness and peace within one's own self - the ability to separate from feelings of stress or overwhelm and not let them define you, but look at them more objectively and no longer have upsetting things ruin your day for example. The music has very strong BEATS, which give the mind something EVEN more concrete to focus on (the beat, the breathing pattern, and the teachers voice all serve as the object of attention, like a mantra) - so even though its loud, it does in fact make it easier to cultivate focus for people who find traditional objects of focus (e.g. "following the feeling of the breath") hard to anchor attention on. For anyone who finds silent meditation effective, we are so happy for them and they don't really need our new approach. What we are trying to do is create a new experience that resonates with people who are more drawn to upbeat styles so we can help more people unlock more peace and happiness.
- MrMan 6y ago
  You are terrifying and I am not being snarky. If you have done your market research on the perception of terms like “meditation” for exercise moms, you will choose the correct path.
marc_io 6y ago
The issue is the use of the word “meditation”. It's just an “umbrella term”. There are literally dozens of techniques that use the word “meditation” to describe them. The variation is astounding, and some have very little in common from a purely external point of view.