EVERY GAME YOU'VE EVER PLAYED PREPARED YOU TO MASTER THIS ONE

THE JOURNEY

EVERY PLANET SHAPES YOUR GAME

EVERY PLANET SHAPES YOUR GAME

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Shen, and who created it and why?

Shen is play with purpose. It’s a mindfulness game that weaves into your daily life—helping you see hidden patterns, deepen self-awareness, and make more intentional choices. By treating life like a game board, Shen trains your attention to notice meaning in real time, make clear connections to what had previously been unconscious, and have the presence to be who you believe you can become.

Shen was created by Intoit, the lifestyle arm of a climate innovation company. Shen is Intoit's flagship product, a unique mindfulness game that integrates into your life, providing context and insight while rewiring your brain to be more present, attentive and a more conscious steward of your inner world. Through playful exploration, Shen helps you clarify patterns within your life, navigate challenges with greater understanding and cultivate flow.

Intoit's intention is to spark ideas and tools that help people live with more presence, connection, and sustainability - because how we live shapes the world we share. Intoit also believes that the route to definitive climate stabilization, is a function of perspectives empowered to live harmoniously.

How is Shen a “game”? Isn’t mindfulness serious?

Think of Shen as a puzzle you solve, with your own life as the focus. The intention to remain fully present and recall your experiences, activates a level of mental agility unavailable while coasting through our day semi-consciously while submersed in our traditional narrative. The more you play, the more your brain rewires to notice, adjust, and align with your ideals.

Mindfulness has been touted by medical professionals and patient's alike for benefits that far outweigh the time doing the exercises. Most practices advocate a 8 weeks of 1 hour meditation programs and self directed daily scans for mindfulness training. The benefits have shown to slow mental aging, prevent dementia, increase presence and establish emotional regulation.

"Meditation and mindfulness, rooted in ancient traditions, enhance mental well-being by cultivating awareness and emotional control. It has been shown to induce neuroplasticity, increase cortical thickness, reduce amygdala reactivity, and improve brain connectivity and neurotransmitter levels, leading to improved emotional regulation, cognitive function, and stress resilience." Neurobiological Changes Induced by Mindfulness and Meditation: A Systematic Review, Biomedicines 2024 Nov 15;12(11):2613.

Imaging studies have shown an increased functional connectivity of the participants' resting default mode network in areas important to attention and executive control [the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex], increase gray matter density, enhance functional connectivity between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, a reduction in density of the amygdala.

Is Shen based on astrology?

Yes—and no. Shen uses astrology as the map, but you provide the meaning. Instead of memorizing textbook astrological definitions, you discover what each planetary placement means for you through lived experience. Shen unifies inner awareness with external events, turning alignments into real-time cues for self-discovery.

How does Shen work?

Shen utilizes astrology to map the energetic topography unique to you.

Here’s the short version:

1. You calculate your Natal Placements (your “game pieces”).

2. This Shen Web App syncs them to your calendar (your “game board”).

3. On those dates, you practice heightened awareness—watching for patterns, themes, or events.

4. You log quick reflections in a journal [or in our Playbook], and over time, your insights reveal the unique meaning of each placement.

It’s simple, but powerful: awareness unlocks choice, and choice changes everything. Without awareness, patterns repeat. With awareness, you can consciously redirect and evolve.

Who is Shen for?

As a mindfulness exercise that boost your awareness, Shen is made for everyone. Shen could have particular appeal for anyone who suspects life might be more mysterious than it seems: curious skeptics, pattern-masters, poets, philosophers, strategy enthusiast... anyone who has seen the potential of playing the long game well.

What if I don’t know my exact birth time?

No problem. Shen still works with your date of birth, and the experience remains rich. If you later discover your birth time, it simply sharpens the details [and your experience].

How much does it cost to play Shen?

• The Shen Level One Missive & the Shen Web App are complimentary, they are all you need to play.

• Shen Level One eBook and the print on demand Playbook were recently removed, as the Missive & the Shen Web App provide the same information to people, for free.

• YouTube Channel with video introductions of Shen and possibly in the future, live Q&A's.

How do I play?

To set up your Shen Game, get a copy of the Missive, then visit our Shen Web App to receive the Calendar Sync Dates of those placements. We also provide the option of syncing those dates onto your Google Calendar, which can be configured to remind you at self selected intervals, of the alignment. On the day of your alignments, log your experiences, and notice the patterns. Shen doesn’t tell you what to think—it helps you discover meanings for yourself. The more you play, the more the game reveals.

Do I need to “believe” in astrology to play Shen?

Nope. Shen works as a mindfulness system whether you treat astrology as symbolic, spiritual, or simply as a evocative framework.

How much time does it take each day?

Just a few minutes—morning and evening reflections. Enough to sharpen awareness without adding overwhelm.

What if I miss a day (or several)?

Life happens. Shen is designed to be forgiving—you can always re-engage. Missed entries don’t “break” the game; they just leave some blanks in the story you’re writing.

What is Shen Level Two?

Level One introduces the rules of play. Level Two unlocks deeper strategy, richer integrations, and more dynamic ways to apply Shen. Instead of a digital playbook, game integration will be through a stand-alone app (currently in development) that expands the game’s potential.

How can Shen help me live a more sustainable life?

Disconnection fuels unsustainable choices. Shen helps to restore connection—first to yourself, then others around you and the natural world itself. When you feel more attuned and less reactive, sustainable living stops being a burden and starts feeling like alignment. Shen is a tool to help you live more harmoniously, inside and out.

Shen and other Intoit resources can help you reconnect with your larger nature, develop an authentic appreciation for the environment, and therefore empower you to live a more sustainable lifestyle.