Darma

Darma

Ergonomics- intended to provide optimum comfort and to avoid stress or injury. Often people work they do not mind the way they sit. This can cause repetitive stress injuries (RSI). RSI occurs when stress is put on a joint, or pulling a muscle around a joint. Furthermore, I made this connnection to Darma since Darma helps you sit smart for a healthy body and mind.

History And Evolution 

Darma was invented by Dr.Junhao Hu, Jeff Fu, Vis Song, and Sherif Kassatly. The light bulb went off when one of their team members experienced back pain, because he was sitting infront of the computer for hours. As a matter of fact they knew it had the pain beacuse of the bad posture, and he did not get up to take a rest too. So, they invented Darma. Darma was named after Bodhidharma, the father of Zen and meditation.

Functions

Darma is the world’s first smart cushion that records your posture, sitting habits, stress levels, and helps you work on how you can improve your sitting habits. Darma has 3 functions: it helps you maintain an upright posture, adopting healthy sitting habits, and it helps you manage your stress, by giving you tips to relax.

Darma has bluetooth so you can connect it to your phone using the app. Additionally, your phone will then alert you about your stress levels, a better posture, and to take a break. Since everybody’s sitting habits differ, Darma provides personal exercises by studying snd monitoring your sitting habits. Then it would identify specific areas you need to reduce stress on and gives you exercises. Its important to realize that your stress levels are very important to maintain at a good level, so Darma gives you breathing guidance to reduce stress.  

You can order your very own Darma at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/junhao/darma-sit-smart-for-a-healthy-body-and-mind.