Assembling and Fitting My Muse

Properly assembling your Muse and making sure it fits is key to getting strong and reliable sensor quality for your sessions. 

Sizing Your Muse
Fitting Muse S (All Models)
Fitting Muse 2
Wearing eyeglasses with Muse
Assembling Muse S (Gen 2)

 

Sizing your Muse

Muse headbands are designed to fit most adult head shapes. While wearing your Muse, you should be comfortable and also get good sensor quality during your meditation and sleep sessions.

The dimensions of each Muse headband are:

• Muse S Athena: 46 - 63 cm, designed to fit the circumference from your forehead to low at base of your skull.

• Muse S Gen 2: 46 - 63 cm, designed to fit the circumference from your forehead to low at base of your skull.

• Muse 2: 30 - 35 cm, designed to sit around your forehead to the back of each ear.
  
   

Fitting Muse S (All Models including Athena)

The following videos and steps can help give you the best fit with Muse S while taking good care of the sensors.
 

 

1. Hold the device in front of you with the Muse logo the right way up.

2. Locate the magnetic clasp. Open, then clasp the band around your neck.

3. Pull the headband up onto your forehead, then position the headband to touch behind your ears.

4. Move any loose hair from between your ears and the headband.

5. Make sure:

   • The Muse pod is centered on your forehead.

   • The band sits comfortably snug behind your ears, and low at the base of your skull.

   • Any hair is removed from between the ear sensors and your ears.
      

💡 Muse Tip: If you have long hair, pull it up. You want to have no hair between your skin and the sensors.

You may need to adjust your Muse S a few times to get strong sensor quality. Pause for 30-60 seconds after making adjustments, to give the sensors time to settle.

 

Fitting Muse 2

Getting your Muse 2 to fit properly is simple! The following video and steps can help give you the best fit with Muse 2.

 

1. Gently extend the ear pieces to your head size.

2. Put the headband on like a pair of glasses, touching your forehead and the backs of both ears.

3. Move any loose hair from between your ears and the headband.

4. Re-tighten both sides at the same time until the sensors are against your forehead.

5. Make sure:

   • All front sensors are making contact with your forehead.

   • Hair has been removed from between your ears and the headband.

   • The band is fitting snug behind your ears.
      

⚠️ Important: Avoid pulling on the extendable ear pieces too hard or when they're fully extended.

You may need to adjust your Muse 2 a few times to get strong sensor quality. After making adjustments, pause for a brief moment to give the sensors time to settle.

 

Wearing Eyeglasses with Muse

You can use Muse with eyeglasses! It was designed to be worn comfortably with eyeglasses and many in the Muse community practice regularly with glasses on. So long as the Muse sensors have full contact with the skin behind your ears, you're good to go!

For wearing eyeglasses with Muse, we recommend:

1. Remove your glasses.

2. Fit your Muse comfortably.

3. Put your glasses back on.
    

There can be trouble getting past the sensor quality check if your eyeglass frames are made of metal or include conductive metal parts. If you think this might be happening to you, try a different pair of glasses or remove your glasses once you start a session. The good news? All our Muse experiences are designed to be audio-guided! Once you start your session, you can remove your glasses, lightly close your eyes, and begin your meditation.

 

Assembling Muse S (Gen 2)

Muse S (Gen 2) includes two pieces, the pod and the fabric band. The pod has two hooks that fit into the fabric band to help secure them together.

To assemble your Muse S (Gen 2)

1. Align the Muse S pod hooks with the two inserts on the side of the fabric band.

2. Push the hooks into the inserts until there’s no visible gap.

3. Secure the pod’s other side to the fabric band using the magnets.

4. Double check if there's any gap between the pod and the fabric band (it can take an extra push!).

If there's a gap between the pod and the fabric band, the sensor connection won’t complete and you won’t be able to start a session.

   

• During the sensor quality check, a pod gap usually looks like a sensor issue with one of both of the ear sensors.

You don't need to remove the pod from the band between uses. But if you're planning on cleaning your fabric band, don't forget to remove the pod first. Click here to find out more about caring for your Muse.