Prince Harry embraces the latest A-List wellness trend with the Oura Ring.
The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex has been seen sporting the Oura Ring, a high-tech health and sleep tracking device that monitors blood oxygen levels, body temperature, and activity levels.
Priced between £300 and £550, this advanced ring has garnered popularity among health-conscious celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Will Smith, and Gwyneth Paltrow. It measures and analyzes various health metrics with up to 99% accuracy, including heart rate, blood oxygen levels, breathing regularity, body temperature, activity, and sleep data.
Harry has previously explored unconventional health and wellness treatments, discussing his use of tapping therapy to address trauma, anxiety, cravings, and pain, particularly following the loss of his mother, Princess Diana. In 2021, he shared how tapping therapy has helped him navigate PTSD.
Explaining the science behind tapping therapy, which Meghan Markle is also reportedly passionate about, therapy expert Christine Gibson described how it helps individuals manage states of fight, flight, or freeze.
Speaking to The Mirror, Gibson said: "When a person is locked into fight, flight, or freeze, their cognitive capacity, or thinking brain, is not always available. In these scenarios, somatic or body-based techniques are often an effective doorway into the content."
"When the nervous system and amygdala are hijacked by distress, this actively changes the connections with your rational mind, the cortex."
Describing the technique that has gained immense popularity since Harry spoke about it in 2021, Gibson said: "The way that it works involves an exposure component where you identify the emotion, physical sensations, and context of distressing associations. You repeat the set-up phrase three times and then follow the tapping sequence."
"Before and after the protocol, you measure your subjective distress (SUDS SCORE) on a rating scale out of 10, ranging from small to large. The goal is to tap until you are less than three out of 10 or experiencing a small amount of distress."
Meanwhile, according to a royal commentator, it has been reported that Prince Harry will be "hurt" by not being able to attend this week’s Trooping the Colour celebrations.
