Meditation Practice

When you open the Meditation tool, you'll see a clean, centered interface. A large purple orb displays the current meditation category ("Simply Be" for Open Awareness), with the technique name below it. Duration buttons let you choose 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes — 10 minutes is selected by default.

At the bottom, "Instructions" shows you how to practice the technique, and "Change" lets you browse all available meditation styles.

Tap "Change" to open the technique selector. You'll see 8 meditation styles to choose from:

• Body Scan Meditation — lying down or seated
• Loving-Kindness (Metta) — hands on heart
• Open Awareness Meditation — relaxed alertness
• Breath & Mantra Meditation — spine erect
• Walking Meditation — standing, slow walking
• Gratitude Meditation — prayer position or hands on heart
• Flame Gazing (Trataka) — flame at eye level
• Noting Practice — seated comfortably

Each shows the posture recommendation and default duration. The currently selected technique has a purple highlight and checkmark.

Tap "Instructions" to see detailed, numbered guidance for your chosen meditation. For Open Awareness, you'll see 14 steps walking you through posture (sit with back straight but not rigid), preparation (three deep breaths to arrive), the core practice (open awareness without focusing on any one thing), how to handle wandering thoughts (label them gently as "thinking" or "planning"), and a beautiful reminder: "You are the sky. Everything else is weather passing through."

Every technique has its own unique instruction set tailored to that practice style.

Hit "Start Meditation" and the screen transforms into an immersive, dark meditation environment. A large animated orb pulses gently at the center with the meditation category label. A prominent countdown timer shows your remaining time in large, easy-to-read digits.

Below the timer, Pause and Reset buttons give you full control. You can also tap "Instructions" during the session if you need a reminder. Press ESC or the X button in the top-right to end early.

During an active session, two buttons in the bottom-right corner let you personalize the environment. The theme button reveals 4 visual themes that change the orb's color and animation style. The sound button lets you toggle ambient background sounds to enhance your meditation.

These customization options let you create the atmosphere that works best for your practice — whether you prefer a minimal, quiet session or a more immersive audiovisual experience.