True Mirror

Are smiles work beautifully when they're not reversed in the true mirror, and almost always fade within seconds when looking in the reverse mirror. This is because what makes a smile genuine and warm is what your communicating with the smile, which is up in the eyes. As soon as you meet your eyes in a reverse mirror, the message of why you're smiling doesn't match what's inside of you, which makes you just shift pretty rapidly to just staring. Almost no one can keep a smile, a real smile, for more than a few seconds before it feels fake and stops in reverse. However when not reversed, as in a true mirror, smiles actually grow and fully express what's inside for why one is smiling. It's a great example of what is possible within the true mirror: To be able to see yourself as the expressive and vibrant human being that you actually are, and to realize that what you've seen in reverse is really not a good reflection...it's missing a lot of who you are. it's no wonder that we get critical on ourselves, because we're not seeing that vibrancy that is our most beautiful and meaningful element of how we actually look. When you can see all of you within a true mirror, is actually a lot to like and love, easily, and without this disruptive filter between you and yourself. #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

It can take some time to see it, especially if you have a bright and vibrant face like Neetu does! But you can see the light fade from her eyes in reverse within seconds, versus rarely leaving her eyes when she sees them in her true reflection. To me, that light represents so much of who we are, what we're thinking about, the degree to which we're thinking about it, or our feelings, our personality, our presence and being present. So much gets conveyed by that light, coupled with our full facial expressions. And we read it really accurately and easily in each other, but we really can't in reverse. Our sense of self really is not in alignment with who we actually are and how the world actually sees us. It's like having a faulty interface for ourselves, and fixing it is like tuning a radio station to the right frequency, instead of being slightly off with a lot of static. We have beautiful music inside, it's nice to be able to see and hear it as it really is! #thoropass #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

Sometimes the effects of the true mirror is not so obvious or perceived with much significance. It's very dependent on the person, how much they express with active expressions in general, and how much they have been introspective with themselves in the mirror. To me it's still clear there is a difference, but whether It matters or not to him is the question. It's all new information, that can be used to get one into sync , inner and outer self and world #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

You can read your eyes properly...we do that all the time with each other, now you can with yourself. #eventactivation #thoropass #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

Such an amazing and beautiful difference when her face lights up like this in the True Mirror, especially cool as she gets to see it too...Aw! Thanks to Andrea from @practicalproevents for arranging this activation tonight, it was so fun to show these wonderful AI compliance colleagues from Thoropass the magic of the True Mirror! More to come im sure! #thoropass #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

An event activation in NYC! VIP party for Thoropass AI Conference! #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

Our faces are an exquisite communication tool, and yet simply don't work properly in reverse. All of our expressions get altered by being reversed, and unfortunately the ones with a lot of light and life in them really just don't look right, so we tend to stop doing them. We read ourselves, and interpret our thoughts and feelings, and respond to them in ways that are just altered from what's real, and what others see and respond to. It's just a very unnatural state of affairs, and which makes us all have an unnatural, and often unhealthy relationship to ourselves. It's just the mirror starting it, and reinforcing it every time you make eye contact... I tie to avoid doing that in reverse, and when I really want to see myself, I can look into a true mirror and see the real version of me. It can be very healthy and helpful, as well as sometimes challenging, but generally productive to interact with myself this way. #selfcarecrawl #beaconny #selfcare #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

We just never get to see the way we are being, the way our expressions are expressing what's in our minds, how we're feeling, how we come across. The biggest issue is that our bright expressions just fade and go away in mirrors, and so if you have them (which we all do), you've never been able to see them nor the true feelings and emotions that are behind those bright expressions. It's no wonder that we are often so self-critical, because we never see these beautiful offsetting features that make us unique, present, and fully human...seen easily by those who love us and care about us And with which you interact in real time with the world all day long. The point of the True Mirror is to not only become aware of this special being that we are, but to get into sync with our inner and outer selves. So that when we are moving through our lives, with all the ins and outs, ups and downs, challenges and successes, we have a great idea as to what this truly looks like and feels like. With authenticity in your own face a major paradigm shift in your experience. In mirrors, much gets lost, and we make do with what's there. But by definition, it's out of sync and somewhat inauthentic. For our whole lives, it's been there: ubiquitous, unchallenged, unconscious and solitary. We are the only ones who know ourselves this way. What that has done to us is an untold story, but every human being has their version of it. Go figure what the impact is... So Happy Looking to you the next time you see one...this is why we do this, this is what it's for, and this is why it's worth crossing the uncanny valley to become familiar with the real you. ❤️❤️❤️ #selfcarecrawl #beaconny #selfcare #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

We just never get to see the way we are being, the way our expressions are expressing what's in our minds, how we're feeling, how we come across. The biggest issue is that our bright expressions just fade and go away in mirrors, and so if you have them (which we all do), you've never been able to see them nor the true feelings and emotions that are behind those bright expressions. It's no wonder that we are often so self-critical, because we never see these beautiful offsetting features that make us unique, present, and fully human...seen easily by those who love us and care about us And with which you interact in real time with the world all day long. The point of the True Mirror is to not only become aware of this special being that we are, but to get into sync with our inner and outer selves. So that when we are moving through our lives, with all the ins and outs, ups and downs, challenges and successes, we have a great idea as to what this truly looks like and feels like. With authenticity in your own face a major paradigm shift in your experience. In mirrors, much gets lost, and we make do with what's there. But by definition, it's out of sync and somewhat inauthentic. For our whole lives, it's been there: ubiquitous, unchallenged, unconscious and solitary. We are the only ones who know ourselves this way. What that has done to us is an untold story, but every human being has their version of it. Go figure what the impact is... So Happy Looking to you the next time you see one...this is why we do this, this is what it's for, and this is why it's worth crossing the uncanny valley to become familiar with the real you. ❤️❤️❤️

In this video, It was more obvious in person, where the amount of activity in Melissa's eyes was so much more than in reverse. This is what carries expressions beyond what they look like, but what they actually mean. It conveys who we are behind the expressions, what we are thinking and feeling, how we come across, how others see us. In the reverse mirror, we're used to what we're seeing, we're comfortable with it, but when you actually compare the activity in our faces, the reverse mirror becomes so flat and our communication gets so short. Again we're used to it, but we're missing a lot of what's really going on within us, and instead are seeing and believing in a much lesser version of ourselves... It's no wonder that we tend to just see flaws in our appearance as opposed to beauty in our being! #selfcarecrawl #beaconny #selfcare #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

Beautiful story about uncovering one's deep self in practice with others, and then seeing it within the True Mirror, and loving it, loving oneself as one really is. Black Burner Project built a barbershop in deep playa this year at Burning Man as a meeting place for the community. Included was a True Mirror, which was part of the intense self activation to really uncover oneself as the beautiful person one is, beneath all the walls we put up. for this person, they really got to see and love themselves beyond the walls, as so many of those around them loves them! #blackburnerproject #truemirror #mirror #selfimage #whoweare #realsmile

MIRRORS | an interactive Gaia House Show (Including True Mirrors!) 🪞 MIRRORS 🪞 a night of collaborative musical magic ✨  this show is an invitation to take a look in the mirror and see what you find! do mirrors tell the truth? how does music reflect the world around us? who IS that girl I see, staring straight back at me? WHAT TO EXPECT:     • performances by amazing artists from the Gaia community     •    songs where the whole room joins in the music-making     •     singalongs of beloved tunes & discoveries of new ones     •    improvisations that spin song out of thin air     •    moments of sharing & storytelling     •    a whole lot of harmony     •    & more! + we are SO excited to be partnering with @truemirrorco 🪞True Mirrors (non-reversing mirrors) act as a portal to authentic self-reflection experiences, allowing you to see your reflection as others see you ✨ 💛 this event will be lovingly led and emcee'd by Gaia's founder @heartofgoldstein ✨FEATURING✨ 🎤 @sorayaperry 🎤 @kaylagc._ 🎤 @xaviertcornell 🎹 + an incredible house band led by @jusbass1 🌇 hosted at @soundmind_live in Brooklyn 🎟️ in our bio! 🔗 🎨 by one of our fabulous graphic designers @mabellechelle