Using Digital Technology to Increase Integration of Meditation into Daily Life: The Case for Meditation-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions.

This paper argues that digital technology can help integrate meditation into daily life by delivering brief, context-sensitive meditation prompts and exercises throughout the day, termed meditation-based ecological momentary interventions (MEMIs). The authors propose that such interventions could overcome common barriers to regular meditation practice, such as forgetting to practice or lacking time, by embedding practice into everyday routines and leveraging smartphone sensors to deliver interventions at opportune moments. The article reviews existing evidence on ecological momentary interventions and meditation, suggesting that MEMIs may enhance the generalizability of meditation benefits beyond formal practice sessions. It calls for further research to develop and test MEMIs, emphasizing their potential to make meditation more accessible and sustainable for diverse populations.

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Using Digital Technology to Increase Integration of Meditation into Daily Life: The Case for Meditation-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions.