Our breath is perhaps the most taken for granted of all bodily functions, yet the most crucial. Here, we look into the science behind focusing on your breath to return yourself to calm. 

It is an uncanny metaphor to imagine the ordinary human mind as a distracted, constantly moving and flustered monkey. This Buddhist metaphor is even more relevant in the era of smartphones and hyper-connectivity. Our in-house psychologist Leah explores how the monkey mind can be tamed through living a more mindful lifestyle. 

What is digital anthropology? In an ongoing blog series, VINAYA's in-house anthropologist Sammi demonstrates through exploring different questions and ideas. Here, Sammi puts herself in the shoes of the device that within a single generation has gone from being unknown, to being a paramount object for modern life on which we all depend. 

Our CEO Kate explains the greater vision of VINAYA, and our in-house psychologist Leah explores the digital problem with the modern human condition. 

What is digital anthropology? In an ongoing blog series, VINAYA's in-house anthropologist Sammi demonstrates through exploring different questions and ideas. Here, she explores how a more optimistic view of the merging of humans and technology. 

When Britain and Europe woke up to the news of Brexit, a global emotional turmoil ensued. The EU referendum, one of the biggest democratic exercises in British history, had generated a result that left the world in flux. Here's a look under the hood at VINAYA Lab's research into emotion, in collaboration with our friends at Vent.