Music designed
for training the mind

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Your potential isn't the problem.
Interference is

Most people don't lack potential. They lose access to it when interference gets in the way.

Some of it comes from outside you: noise, movement, notifications, someone talking in the next room. Some comes from inside: the mistake you're still replaying, the worry about how it's going, the tight chest that comes with them.

You can't stop either one. What you can train is how soon you notice, and how easily you come back.

Three steps
Five minutes

Step 1

Press play

Music with a purpose.

Discover GROOVS across genres: hip hop, acoustic, electronic, world, and more to come. Every GROOV is originally composed by real musicians with repeating rhythms and harmonies designed to encourage your mind to wander, so you can practice returning.

Step 2

Choose your mode

Listen. Breathe. Tap. Your pace.

Start by just listening. Put it on and let it play. When you want more, breathe along to sync your breath to the rhythm, or tap along with a gentle movement. Not on the screen, on your body. A finger on your leg, a quiet tap of your foot.

Later, listening becomes a practice of its own: staying open to everything without settling on any one thing, and without deciding whether you like it. That asks more than it sounds like. We spend our adult lives learning to pick one thing out and judge it, and this asks you to do neither.

Step 3

Train your mind

Focus → Wander → Notice → Return → Repeat

Your mind will wander. That's not a problem, that's the point. Every time you notice and calmly return, that's a rep. With practice, the noticing comes sooner and the returning takes less effort.

Take it for
a spin

Try a few of our GROOVS. Headphones recommended.

Built on research
Honest about what we know

GROOVS is built on published, peer-reviewed research in five areas: focused attention, open awareness, mindful breathing, mindful tapping, and music.

Each area has research behind it. How much varies, and we say which is which. How GROOVS combines them hasn't been tested yet, and we say that too.

Performance = Potential − Interference

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What is GROOVS?

GROOVS is a music app for training the mind. Put a GROOV on and just listen, or go further: breathe or tap along with the rhythm. When your mind wanders, notice, return, and repeat.

Who is GROOVS for?

Anyone who knows they’re capable and finds their own head getting in the way. Before a game, a show, a presentation, a deadline, or a conversation. Any moment where performance matters, or any time you need a quick reset.

What’s the goal of the training?

Not to eliminate interference. Nobody does that. It’s to notice it sooner and return with less effort, so it has less impact when it shows up.

Curious about the research behind it? Explore the science →

Is this meditation?

It uses the same principles, but it’s music-led and active. If sitting in silence has never worked for you, that’s who it’s built for.

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