Grounding Mindfulness in Embodied Tangibles: A Scoping Review & Theoretical Framework for HCI Design
arXiv Preprint Archive August 20, 2026 Tharaka Sachintha Ratnayake, Samangi Wadinambiarachchi, Sarah Schömbs et al.
Embodied and tangible devices are increasingly used to support mindfulness practices across meditation, yoga, and everyday routines. However, existing HCI research lacks a coherent theoretical foundation for explaining how such systems support distinct mindfulness processes and outcomes. First, we report findings from a scoping review of tangible devices (n=65) for mindfulness in HCI based on...