#embodied emotion

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Demonstrative. Suggestive. Passionate. Evocative...Powerful. 

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Meet “Spire”, The Wearable Breath Tracker That Calms You Down

"You haven't taken a deep breath in 30 minutes". This is the smartest thing a wearable has ever told me. Most fitness trackers just pump out near-meaningless..

Recently I’ve been researching breath sensors for a project involving fibre optic hair extensions. I’ve been looking at how emotion is felt ‘in the body’ and also expressed by the body. Breath rate is something that is very much a part of embodied emotion, but also blurs the boundary line of the body. I was interested to find this commercial wearable breath monitor - as well as how it is marketed as a way to help you ‘control’ your emotions.