Inventors:
- Framingham MA, US
David Rolland CRIST - Watertown MA, US
Christopher R. PAETSCH - Cambridge MA, US
Joseph ROSSI - Jamaica Plain MA, US
Sara ADKINS - Allston MA, US
Chia-Ling LI - Framingham MA, US
Navaneethan SIVAGNANASUNDARAM - Waltham MA, US
Kathleen Elizabeth KREMER - Southborough MA, US
Alexander de Raadt St James - Revere MA, US
Jeffrey MILLER - North Reading MA, US
Connor ROG - Cumberland ME, US
Stephen A. MCDONALD - Northborough MA, US
Paul NADDAFF - Newton MA, US
John Andrew TROTTER - Sudbury MA, US
Victoria A. GRACE - Framingham MA, US
International Classification:
A63B 23/02
A61B 5/08
A61B 5/00
G09B 19/00
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for non-linear breathing entrainment. As described herein, “breathing entrainment” refers to guiding a user's breath or breathing. According to an aspect, an initial breathing period and a final breathing period are selected. Based on the initial and final breathing periods, a non-linear breath rate per minute sequence is determined. A guiding stimulus is output and aligned with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence. The guiding stimulus is non-linearly altered with the non-linear breath rate per minute sequence to align with the final breathing period over an interval of time. The non-linear alterations of the guiding stimulus vary based on an amount of time the guiding stimulus has been output.
