The global synchronized launch of Mortis. 20 minutes. 7.83Hz. Every participant meditating to the same frequency, at the same time, from every city on Earth.
The Schumann Resonance - Earth's own electromagnetic frequency. The frequency of the cavity between the surface and the ionosphere. We're all bathed in it. On April 18, we'll amplify it together.
Twenty minutes on a proven frequency with 7.83Hz Schumann. No instruction needed. Just headphones, a quiet room, and one data point before and after.
You know what it feels like to settle in. The Schumann resonance is a grounding protocol, not a mental technique. Add it to your existing toolkit and measure the delta.
Take an HRV baseline at 7:55 PM. Join the session. Take it again at 8:22 PM. You will have a data point from the largest synchronized frequency meditation experiment attempted.
First-of-its-kind global synchronized brainwave session. Aggregate HRV data published live after. Contact press@nonmagicapp.com for early access and interview requests.
RSVP attendees get first month free and the founding member badge at launch. The app goes live immediately after the session. April 18 is day one.
All times are April 19 for cities east of UTC
The in-person event is not a concert or a ceremony. It is a synchronized session in a public space. The experience is deliberately low-profile. Here is the practical breakdown.
The session begins at 4:30pm EDT. Arrive 30 minutes early to connect to the live app feed, set up your Apple Watch HRV baseline reading, and find a spot. The park is public. You do not need a ticket. You need the app open.
Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, NYC. The fountain area is the gather point.
The binaural beat requires stereo headphones. Any pair works - ANC off is preferred. The session is delivered through the Mortis app. Apple Watch HRV reading is optional but your data contributes to the aggregate dataset if you have one.
Bring a mat or blanket if you want to sit on the ground. The session is 25 minutes.
Washington Square Park is a public space and will not be closed or restricted during the event. People will walk by. Dogs will bark. The goal is not controlled silence. The goal is a measured meditation in a normal environment with ambient city noise. That is a more ecologically valid test than a soundproofed lab.
If you lose connection during the session, the local frequency continues playing. The HRV read happens at the end.
At 5:10pm EDT, approximately 5 minutes after the session ends and while HRV readings are still being collected, the live aggregate delta will be displayed in the app. If enough data is in, a preliminary result is announced in-person and simultaneously published on Rock Bird. This is the part where we find out whether it worked.
No formal program after the data reveal. The founder will be there. Come say hello.
Every session on this platform is tuned to a specific frequency for a specific reason. 7.83Hz is not arbitrary. Here is the evidence base and the reasoning behind selecting it as the global session frequency.
7.83Hz is the fundamental resonant frequency of the cavity between Earth's surface and the ionosphere, first measured by Winfried Schumann in 1952. Lightning strikes globally excite this standing wave. The resonance is not metaphor; it is measurable electromagnetic physics documented in atmospheric science journals.
7.83Hz falls at the theta/alpha boundary in the EEG spectrum (theta: 4-8Hz, alpha: 8-13Hz). Frequencies in this range are associated with states of relaxed wakefulness, reduced anxiety, and creative access. A binaural beat at 7.83Hz produced with carrier frequencies in the 100-400Hz range has a measurable effect on EEG coherence in several controlled studies (Wahbeh et al., 2007; Kennerly, 1994).
7.83Hz is the most studied frequency in the binaural beat literature with the lowest incidence of adverse effects. It does not produce the strong dissociative experiences sometimes reported with high gamma (40Hz+) or the heavy drowsiness of deep delta (1-2Hz). A global event requires a frequency that works for first-timers without preparation. 7.83Hz is the right choice for that constraint.
The Schumann entrainment claim sits at Tier 2 in the Mortis evidence framework. There are controlled studies with measurable EEG effects, but the replication record is incomplete and effect sizes vary across labs. We are not claiming this session will produce a guaranteed HRV delta. We are claiming it is the most evidence-supported frequency for a first group session of this scale. The data we collect on April 18 will inform how we update this tier rating.
First-time frequency sessions can feel unfamiliar. Here is what the research and our beta testers report, minute by minute. Every stage is normal. Nothing is required of you except headphones and stillness.
You'll hear two slightly different carrier tones, one in each ear. The 7.83Hz binaural beat is created by the difference between them, not by the tones themselves. It is subtle. Most people describe it as a low, rhythmic pulse layered under the ambient music. Your brain is already starting to entrain.
Without instruction, most subjects slow from 14-18 breaths per minute down toward 5-6. This is the cortisol suppression beginning. You do not need to control your breathing. Notice it slowing and let it. If your mind wanders, return to the sound.
Around the 6-minute mark, the frequency-following response is measurable on EEG. Your dominant brainwave begins to match the carrier. Intrusive thoughts do not stop, but they lose urgency. Many people describe this as thoughts appearing and passing without catching. Some people feel warmth in their chest or heaviness in their limbs. Both are normal.
This is where the HRV shift is most measurable. Heart rate slows and becomes more regular. The parasympathetic nervous system is dominant. You are between waking and sleep, in the same range as the hypnagogic state, without falling asleep. This is 7.83Hz doing exactly what the Schumann studies describe: entraining the nervous system to its baseline homeostatic rhythm.
The music fades. You return at your own pace. Most people describe a brief, clear quality of mind for 10-30 minutes after. Do not check your phone immediately. Take your post-session HRV reading, log it, and sit with the state for a few minutes. This is when the data is cleanest and the subjective experience is most available.
30% of first-time users feel nothing on the first session. This is normal and expected. The frequency-following response builds with repetition. If April 18 is your first session, treat it as session one of thirty, not the only one. The data becomes meaningful after five consecutive sessions.
Media credentials, the aggregate data feed, and the founder interview window are available for journalists covering the April 18 launch.
press@nonmagicapp.comThe April 19 morning HRV reading is the data point. Not the session itself. Here is how to interpret what you see and what it will and will not tell you.
Your parasympathetic nervous system activated in response to the 7.83Hz session. This is the expected outcome for participants who meet sleep, hydration, and consistency prerequisites. A delta of +5ms RMSSD or greater is considered meaningful.
What to do: log the delta in the app. This contributes to the public dataset. Run a morning alpha session within 48 hours to build on the activation state.
This happens. It is not a failure. Common confounds: incomplete sleep the night before, elevated cortisol from event anticipation, alcohol in the prior 24 hours, or simply a nervous system that is not yet responding to theta/alpha range stimulation. All of this is data.
What to do: still log it. The null result is as important as the positive result. Review your pre-session checklist in the app to identify the likely confound.
If April 18 is your first Mortis session, your post-event HRV is not a delta. It is a starting point. The reading is still valuable: it enters the aggregate dataset and it becomes your personal day-one baseline. Every future session is measured against this number.
What to do: complete the onboarding HRV setup in the app on the morning of April 19. This locks in your baseline for the 30-day progression clock.
The aggregate dataset accepts self-reported perceived recovery scores (1 to 10) for participants without HRV hardware. It is lower-fidelity data. We will publish it separately from the HRV dataset and clearly label it as subjective. It still counts.
What to do: use the manual entry form in the app after the session. Select "No wearable" and use the 1-10 scale provided.
HRV data collected on April 18-19 will be published in aggregate via Rock Bird within 48 hours. Individual data is never shared. All contributions are anonymized before aggregation.
The livestream is not a talking head or a slideshow. It is a live data visualization that updates in real time as sessions run around the world. Here is the specific layout and what each element shows during the session window.
A counter that ticks up as participants begin the session. At 8:00 PM ET the counter is the number of confirmed pre-session HRV reads. Every RSVP'd attendee who starts the session appears in the counter within 10 seconds. At 8:05 PM the counter stops moving because the session is in the frequency window.
A dark world map with dots representing active sessions by approximate city. The dots are not tied to individual identity. They are clustered by time zone and aggregated to the nearest 50km. The purpose is to show the scale and the geographic spread, not to identify any participant.
A line chart showing the aggregate RMSSD read from every connected watch, refreshing every 60 seconds. The baseline is drawn at the 8:00 PM pre-session aggregate. Watching this line move is the single most honest thing we could put on screen. If the community response is flat, the line is flat. If it rises, you see it rise in real time. No smoothing, no editorial framing.
A horizontal progress bar showing where the session is: coherent breathing phase, Schumann phase, cyclic sighing phase, silent phase. The same bar everyone sees, anchored to wall clock time. If you are running late by 90 seconds, you see it and can catch up. If you are on time, the bar syncs with your audio.
A small tile that shows your own pre-session HRV, your live HRV during the session, and (after 8:25 PM) your delta. No one else can see your tile. The tile is private, visible only on the device where you logged in with your account. You can toggle between the community view and your personal tile during the session if you want.
At 8:25 PM ET the center panel switches to a table: aggregate pre-session mean RMSSD, aggregate post-session mean RMSSD, aggregate delta, standard deviation, percent of participants with a positive delta, percent with a negative delta, percent with a flat delta. No curation. No editorial summary. The numbers are the event.
The livestream is a measurement demonstration, not a performance. If 15,000 people log in, the map gets dense. If 500 log in, the map is sparse and we show it anyway. If the aggregate delta is flat at 8:25 PM, the table shows flat. The aesthetics of the livestream are subordinate to the truthfulness of the data. This is the first time a consumer wellness product has committed to showing its own outcomes in real time, in public. We want that to stay the standard.
Every person who participates on April 18 contributes a before-and-after HRV delta to a shared, publicly published dataset. Here is why that matters scientifically, not just symbolically.
7.83Hz is the fundamental resonance frequency of the Earth-ionosphere cavity, the Schumann Resonance. It sits at the theta-alpha border. The question that has not been answered at scale: does a group of people intentionally entraining to 7.83Hz simultaneously produce a measurable collective HRV response? On April 18, we find out.
The frequency entrainment literature suffers from small samples. Lane et al. 1998, n=29. Most subsequent studies run 15-50 participants. The April 18 dataset will be the largest single-session binaural beat HRV collection ever assembled. Even if the effect size is modest, the n will be statistically meaningful for the first time in this area.
If the average delta is zero, we publish that. If it is 2ms, we publish that. If it is 18ms, we publish that. No cherry-picking. No spin. Every participant's delta is included in the aggregate. This is how we demonstrate that Mortis operates differently from wellness products that only share the flattering data.
The full methodology, HRV measurement protocol, and aggregate data summary will be published in the Rock Bird journal within 24 hours of the session end. Rock Bird is the research publication branch of Mortis.
Rock Bird journalThe most common questions from people who have signed up.
No. You can attend and participate in the session without any wearable. What you lose is the ability to contribute your HRV delta to the dataset. You will still experience the 25-minute synchronized 7.83Hz session and join the livestream. If you want to contribute to the data collection and have an Apple Watch, make sure Mortis HealthKit access is enabled before April 18.
The anchor time is 8:00 PM EDT (New York). The session begins simultaneously across all time zones at that moment. 5pm PDT, 1am BST (April 19), 2am CET (April 19), 8am SGT (April 19), and 10am AEST (April 19). The timezone display on this page auto-converts to your local time. Wherever you are, headphones in, 7.83Hz, 8:00 PM ET.
Yes. The guided session on April 18 is specifically designed for first-timers. The binaural carrier does the heavy lifting - you do not need to enter a meditative state, the frequency supports the transition. Sit comfortably, wear headphones, follow the 6-minute breathwork introduction at the start. The session does not require prior practice. Your HRV reading before and after is still scientifically valid data regardless of experience level.
Pricing does not time-gate. Basic is $15/mo flat, Pro is $20/mo with a data-compliance rebate that can bring your charge to $0, Annual is 20% off either, and Lifetime is $1,000 (yes, a thousand, read the small print). The April 18-20 window is about the permanent founding member badge, not a discount. If you sign up on April 18 you get the badge on your profile forever; after April 21 that marker is no longer assignable to new accounts.
Your HRV delta is added to the aggregate dataset anonymized against your session ID, not your name or email. The aggregate data is published in the Rock Bird journal within 24 hours of the session end. Individual session data is never published. You can see your personal before-and-after delta on your personal matrix page. The aggregate table shows total sessions, mean HRV delta, standard deviation, and the distribution across time zones.
These are the mistakes the beta cohort flagged from the pre-launch run-throughs. None of them will prevent you from attending. Each one will meaningfully change what your HRV reading shows. Read this at 5:00 PM ET on April 18.
Even a single drink suppresses RMSSD by 10 to 20 percent for the next 6 hours. Your pre-session reading will be artificially low and your post-session delta will look larger than it is, or smaller than it should be, depending on the timing of the absorption curve. If you have already had a drink, be explicit about it in the app's post-session note. The analysis will flag your data point as alcohol-adjusted.
Best: water, herbal tea, or nothing after 5 PM.
High intensity exercise in the two hours before a session leaves your heart rate elevated and your HRV temporarily suppressed. Your pre-session baseline will be a training recovery number, not a resting number. The 7.83Hz session will still produce a parasympathetic shift, but against an unusual baseline. If you have already trained, know that your individual delta will be harder to interpret against the community aggregate.
Best: light walking only from 6 PM onward. Save the workout for tomorrow morning.
Digestion activates the parasympathetic system, which sounds helpful but actually muddies the signal. A full stomach also introduces diaphragm movement that makes coherent breathing harder during the warmup. Eat something earlier. If you need food in the session window, keep it light: fruit, a small serving of grains, or a handful of nuts. Heavy protein or fat loads take 3 to 4 hours to clear the stomach.
Best: last substantial meal by 6:30 PM. Hydrate but do not load up.
The 15 minutes before the session matter disproportionately. A stressful phone scroll, a tense text exchange, or the news cycle can spike cortisol and depress RMSSD by 5 to 8 ms right before the pre-session reading. The session will have to work harder to show a delta. Protect the final 15 minutes: put the phone in airplane mode, sit with your eyes closed, drink water.
Best: phone on airplane mode at 7:45 PM. Open Mortis at 7:57 PM.
None of the above is a prerequisite for attending. The session still runs. The data still matters. But if you want your personal HRV delta to cleanly reflect the 7.83Hz effect and nothing else, protect the two-hour window. This is exactly the care that separates a clean physiological measurement from a cluttered one.
The session is free. Attendance takes four minutes to set up. These are the steps, in order, with the reason each one matters.
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