• Dozens of participants took part in the fifth international Space-out competition
• Some 70 contestants in Taipei, Taiwan, spent 90 minutes on yoga mats relaxing
• During the competition, volunteers in white coats monitored the peoples’ pulses

Daily Mail
Date:11 December 2017
By: Sophie Inge For Mailonline

Around 70 contestants were invited to sit on yoga mats in Songshan Cultural and

Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan, without looking at their phones or making a noise for 90 minutes.

During the competition, volunteers in white coats monitored the contestants’ pulses to check they were still awake.

Dozens of people sat in complete silence on Sunday afternoon as they competed in the fifth international Space-out Competition. Around 70 contestants were invited to sit on yoga mats in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, Taiwan, without looking at their phones or making a noise for 90 minutes

The contest was invented in 2012 by South Korean visual artist WoopsYang to show the importance of taking a break from our busy lives.    [FULL  STORY]