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An ongoing application concept that blends sonic meditation with insightful analytics, providing personalized insights to enhance user’s wellness journeys, while enabling users to effectively monitor and train their brain wave patterns.
My Role : UI Design & Interaction strategy
2025 — Self Initiated
The Problem
Close your eyes and take a deep breath. As the sound of a low-frequency hum washes over you, your mind begins to settle. But how do you know if you're truly reaching a meditative state?
are We just guessing??

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The Opportunity
Bridging Ancient Sound Healing modalities with Modern Neuroscience Technology.
Research & Inspiration: The Foundation
Academic & Scientific Backing

  1. In 2021 during my Master thesis research extensively explored established research around the effects of sound on altering human states of consciousness.

    In a nutshell there I came across ample research that suggested the positive effects of sound on the human brain.

  2. I continued to explore this topic post my graduation and deep dove into how - Sound and music was used as a healing modality in many ancient traditions.



    This lead me to further asking the question -
    Is it possible to user modern technology to enhance this experience for the modern day humans?

The Solution
tailored mediation 
journeys reacting 
to user needs.
Designing a sonic meditation journey that is tailored to the biometric and psycho-emotional needs of different users.
The Evolution of the Idea

  1. Initially, this concept started as a dashboard for advanced practitioners, offering deep insights into meditation sessions. However, this approach felt too technical—meditation isn’t just about numbers; it’s about experience.

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The Breakthrough!
The breakthrough came about as I began to simplify the experience. I started with asking the question. How and where would the mordern human utilise this applicatio?
It was very quickly evident that the dashboard design was quite technical and felt almost clinical. The fact that this experience should begin with living on the mobile phone making it more accessible.
The journey envisioned was:

  1. Listen, relax, and let the app adapt to them.

Envisioning the digital experience
Understanding the Users:

  1. The product is designed for individuals who are inclined towards wellness and to embark or deepen their meditation practice.

  1. The experienced is inclined more towards advance practitioners who want to utilize biometric feedback features to monitor and improve their experience.

  1. The feature initiates to enable users to make data driven decisions for optimizing  their wellness practice.

Different types of users personas:

  1. The Experienced Meditator – Wants deeper insights into their practice.

  1. The Seeker – New to meditation and looking for guidance.

  1. The Bio-hacker – Wants measurable data to optimize brain performance.

Validating their needs:

  1. Based on the market analysis the two applications that are the most popular in the market at this point - Headspace for meditation & Endel - utilizing AI generated soundscapes.
    Both lack biometric feedback / analysis systems that can  help inform the users about their practice and considerably enable them to track their progress and changing needs.

  1. EEGs have been in use for studying the human brain patterns for quite some time now. However, this technology so far remains untapped and can significantly help demystify the mediation practice.

  1. How users could benefit from real-time brainwave tracking during meditation?

    Similar to other biometric tracking modals for e.g the fit-bit that tracks your daily steps, can help inform the user to consider practice and measures that are best suited for their biological needs.

How It Works
A Personalized
Meditation Journey
After considering the subjective nature of a mediation experiences and varying requirements / needs of the users, the app is roughly designed around three key sections:

  1. Explore – A library of guided sonic meditations tailored to different wellness goals (relaxation, focus, emotional balance etc.).

  1. Launch Session – The heart of the experience. Users connect their EEG headset, answer a few questions, and the app creates a custom sound journey based on certain parameters ( e.g. brainwave, emotional states etc.)

  1. Analysis & Insights – After the session, users receive biometric feedback showing how their brain responded, offering insights and tips  /(e.g. for deepening their practice, improving mental / emotional health etc.)

1. Onboarding
Creating an intuitive and easy to use digital tool for the DHL employee. focusing on generating illustration on the fly within a few mouse clicks!
2. The Journey
Creating an intuitive and easy to use digital tool for the DHL employee. focusing on generating illustration on the fly within a few mouse clicks!
1. Onboarding
Creating an intuitive and easy to use digital tool for the DHL employee. focusing on generating illustration on the fly within a few mouse clicks!
3. Analysis & Insights
Creating an intuitive and easy to use digital tool for the DHL employee. focusing on generating illustration on the fly within a few mouse clicks!
Next Steps
DEsign & testing
Designing an intuitive interface for Nest. That strikes a balance between a structured and logic-driven approach with flexibility and ease of use.

The currant challenge-

  1. Technology & Integration EEG devices vary in accuracy—
    how do we ensure reliable biometric feedback?

  1. Data Visualization &information Design Clear and global representation of change in neural patterns when under the influence of sound

  1. How can the experience of this application have minimum cognitive load on users so that what they see on the screen doesn't contribute much to the results.

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Final Thoughts
A topic that holds great significance in my personal journey as a meditation enthusiast and product designer.

My aim with designing this experience is to take a small step toward making meditation more insightful and personal.

By combining sound healing with new age technology, I hope it offer users a clearer connection to their inner state while supporting emotional balance, curiosity, and self-awareness in a simple way.