Mynd Essentials

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Mynd Essentials™ offers a comprehensive library of 100 immersive experiences, all designed to enhance recreational, reminiscence and distraction therapy for older adults in senior living communities, home care settings, hospice and palliative care facilities and similar environments. No Internet connectivity is required.

Our senior-friendly virtual reality content library features a diverse collection of original and licensed immersive videos carefully produced and curated to maximize positive outcomes for older adults, all in a way that is fun and engaging.

The Benefits Go Beyond Entertainment

All immersive experiences accessible through Mynd Essentials™ serve as effective sources for reminiscence, distraction, and/or recreational therapy.

Click through the tabs below to learn about the benefits of these therapeutic interventions:

Reminiscence therapy is an intervention that improves self-esteem and provides older individuals with a sense of fulfillment and comfort as they look back at their lives and converse with others about past experiences.

Key health benefits:

Strengthens morale
Increase engagement
Reduces feelings of anxiety
Improves cognition

A Mynd User commenting on her VR trip to Paris:

"I couldn't believe that I really was seeing the pictures that I used to see with my dad in books and I actually was in the middle of it all."

Distraction therapy is an intervention that uses pleasing sensory stimuli to divert attention away from an unpleasant experience.

Key health benefits:

Diverts attention away from pain
Reduces cravings (fatty foods, addictive drugs)
Increases engagement
Reduces feelings of anxiety, depression, and fear
Strengthens coping skills

A Mynd User commenting on her experience using VR during infusion treatments:

"I would recommend it to people who were going through treatment. It's like you're outside ... I felt really calm going through it. "

Recreational therapy utilizes activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions, as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery, and well-being.

Key health benefits:

Reduces feelings of isolation and depression
Increases affiliation with peers
Strengthens attention, memory, and perception
Strengthens communication and cooperation skills
Enhances feelings of well being

A Life Enrichment Coordinator commenting on her experience utilizing Mynd:

"We thought [Mynd Immersive] would be a good way for our residents to get out and to travel and explore without jeopardizing their safety...and they love it."