Unlocking the Science of Mindfulness: TRIPP Features Equa Health in a VR Series of Clinically Validated Meditations

TRIPP, the award-winning global XR wellness company, today announced an investment in Equa Health, the company building better mental health outcomes through a clinically validated approach to mindfulness training. Developed over 15 years with research from Carnegie Mellon University, Equa Health’s digitally integrated program helps users build mental resilience and mindfulness skills that can be deployed anytime, anywhere. TRIPP will bring a feature set of Equa Health’s clinically validated sessions to virtual reality, wedding science-backed curriculum with its award-winning XR experiences.

While current studies in digital therapeutics are mostly focused on managing physical pain, TRIPP and Equa Health are tending to matters of the mind through clinically validated mindfulness methods. Together the companies will develop a featured series of mindfulness training sessions that combine Equa’s evidence-based approach with TRIPP’s interactive XR experiences. Through the series, users will embark on an immersive sensory journey to develop three core mindfulness skills: concentration power, sensory clarity and equanimity.

“I believed in the therapeutic potential of AR and VR as tools to support well-being from the outset,” said Nanea Reeves, Founder, and CEO at TRIPP. “Dr. Creswell and his brilliant team at Carnegie Mellon University are proving as much, with evidence-based studies validating their personalized, interactive approach to mindfulness that’s not unlike TRIPP’s.”

Equa Health’s learning methodology was built by Dr. David Creswell, a psychologist and global authority in the science of meditation, and Julianna Raye, a pioneer in mindfulness coaching. Born in Carnegie Mellon University’s Health and Human Performance Lab, Equa Health’s randomized control trials have shown that after just 14 days, participants experience:

• 22% reduction in loneliness.
• 54% reduction in stress biology.
• 21% improvement in well-being in daily life.

“TRIPP’s personalized approach to mindfulness is entirely aligned with ours. Equa Health was built on the philosophy that every person has different learning needs, and we’ve tailored our scientifically-validated training techniques to cater to every individual so that more people have access to stress management support tools,” said Dr. Creswell, Equa Health CEO, and lead scientific founder.

The news follows a landmark year for TRIPP, which included a Series A extension of $11.2M led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Qualcomm, Amazon Alexa Fund, HTC, Niantic, and existing investor Mayfield, growing the company’s total funding to $26.3M. The company additionally expanded its mindful metaverse through acquisitions of EvolVR and Eden, and grew its executive team with the addition of Caitlin Krause as Chief Wellness Officer. TRIPP also received numerous accolades for its work as a pioneer in XR wellness, recently being named one of TIME’s Best Inventions and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022.

To learn more about Equa Health and TRIPP, visit: https://www.tripp.com/ and www.equahealth.io.

About TRIPP
TRIPP is building the mindful metaverse, pioneering XR wellness technologies for consumers, enterprises, and clinics. Available across VR, AR, and mobile, the research-based platform works to deepen connection to self, facilitate well-being and enable personal and collective transformation. The company’s consumer platform is currently available on mobile, all Oculus platforms, Sony PSVR, HTC Vive Flow, iOS, Android, and Nreal’s mixed reality glasses. For enterprises, TRIPP delivers interactive on demand experiences for individuals and live group wellness solutions for teams that spark greater creativity, empathy, innovation, positivity, and calm across work environments, both physical and remote. TRIPP’s clinical-focused offering, PsyAssist, is currently undergoing clinical studies and go-to-market preparation to digitally support mental health in novel ways.

About Equa Health
Equa is a clinically validated approach to mindfulness training. Born in Carnegie Mellon University’s Health and Human Performance Lab, Equa’s training is based on randomized controlled trials with proven outcomes. Equa’s digitally integrated approach brings together interactive e-learning technology, live coaching, and proven support modals to teach participants critical skills to more effectively manage the stress in their lives. Equa’s methodology is proven to build mental resilience, attentional control, emotion regulation, and more.

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