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A light that flickers 40 times a second (and why I can't stop thinking about it)
A light that flickers 40 times a second (and why I can't stop thinking about it)
A light flickering 40 times a second at a mouse started one of the most fascinating stories in brain science — and the pivotal result lands this August. Christian on... Read more...
The Body Was Never the Enemy: A Thai Entrepreneur's Bet on Reuniting Meditation and Massage
The Body Was Never the Enemy: A Thai Entrepreneur's Bet on Reuniting Meditation and Massage
Thai massage was born inside the meditation school at Wat Pho — built to release what hours of sitting locked into the body. Then the two got divorced. Nati Sang,... Read more...
What my engineer is actually doing to a box of light
What my engineer is actually doing to a box of light
There's a complete, working Helder 2 on the bench—enclosure, heat sink, fans, boards, all built from scratch and mounted on the arm. Now comes the testing. Not "does it switch... Read more...
Helder 2 Design Update
Helder 2 Design Update
We are now exploring three industrial design directions for Helder 2: Retro / Robust, Modern / Minimalist, and Retro / Modern / Organic. This update shares where the product is... Read more...
AriHelder Mid-Summer Update: From Prototype to Product
AriHelder Mid-Summer Update: From Prototype to Product
Six months into AriHelder, we are moving from rough prototypes to a real product direction. Here is where we are now: local testing in Chiang Mai, manufacturing work in China,... Read more...
The Weekend Arjen Helder Opened the Machine
The Weekend Arjen Helder Opened the Machine
Over two days in Chiang Mai, engineer Arjen Helder and industrial designer Ken Chuang sat down to shape Helder 2. What began as a product design meeting became something larger:... Read more...
Why Bad Marketing Will Kill Red Light Therapy Before Bad Science Does
Why Bad Marketing Will Kill Red Light Therapy Before Bad Science Does
Red light therapy is having a moment. But as the ads multiply, so do the inflated numbers. Every blanket on the market leads with the same impressive power claim —... Read more...
AriHelder, Senses Massage & Spa, and the Birth of Red Light Wellness in Chiang Mai
AriHelder, Senses Massage & Spa, and the Birth of Red Light Wellness in Chiang Mai
AriHelder may have found the perfect first spa partner in Chiang Mai. After meeting with Gift from the owner family behind Senses Massage & Spa, it became clear that red... Read more...
AriHelder 2 Update: Sunset-Like Light, Dark Mode, and the Road Toward Launch in Thailand
AriHelder 2 Update: Sunset-Like Light, Dark Mode, and the Road Toward Launch in Thailand
AriHelder 2 is moving closer to launch in Thailand. In this update, Arjen and Christian discuss the new LED blend inspired by sunset light, Dark Mode for near-infrared use without... Read more...
Arjen Helder Answers the Questions Most Manufacturers Won't
Arjen Helder Answers the Questions Most Manufacturers Won't
Arjen Helder designed the PCB inside the Helder 2. In this multi-part Q&A filmed at our bench in Chiang Mai, he answers the technical questions most red light device companies... Read more...
What We Learned at Women's WELLfest 2026
What We Learned at Women's WELLfest 2026
We came expecting a crowd. We left with fifty genuine conversations, six devices running all weekend, and a lesson about what honesty does in a room full of promises. Read more...
FlexBeam Study: What the Science Found Inside Your Cells
FlexBeam Study: What the Science Found Inside Your Cells
Before AriHelder, we built the FlexBeam. Arjen did the PCB engineering and optical design. So when Recharge Health published a study measuring direct mitochondrial function using that device, we read... Read more...