“Open your eyes,” Gwyneth Paltrow tells me. I am sitting in my kitchen listening to her new AI-powered meditation app, Moments of Space, which encourages users to keep their eyes open while meditating.
“Observe all the objects in your surroundings,” she instructs. I see a pile of washing up from last night. I shift my focus in the direction of the fridge, and notice an overdue council tax bill reminder pinned to the door. Perhaps looking out of the window will prove less distracting. I spot my next-door neighbour’s sweet kitten … using my garden as a litter box. Maybe “eyes-open meditation” is a little easier in a sprawling Montecito “sanctuary” than my east London flat.
