Body Matters: Exploration of the Human Body as a Resource for the Design of Technologies for Meditation
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems April 9, 2020 Claudia Daudén Roquet, C. Sas
Meditation benefits wellbeing, yet interactive technologies designed to support real-time meditation often overlook the role of bodily sensations. Workshops with 24 experts explored the bodily experiences that arise during meditation. Using material speculation, participants described their lived meditation experiences and identified stages where additional, often multimodal, support could help. Findings highlight the value of recreating mindful physical sensations during mind-wandering, particularly to regulate attention through embodied metaphors and haptic feedback tailored to key transitions in meditation.