I just shipped a meditation feature. Here's exactly where I used AI — and where I didn't.

Joaquin Brown — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:39:19 +0000

Yoga Wake Up has had guided meditation for years. But this week we launched something new: Guided Silence — a meditation experience where I use my voice to teach you a technique to sit in silence.

There are two parts to the feature:

Meditation Timer — you set the duration and number of bells. A 432 Hz bell tone I created in Suno (an AI music tool) plays at the right moments via AVFoundation, the same audio engine that powers all our content. Clean, simple, effective.

Guided Silence — same timer, but bookended by a short intro and outro I recorded in Pro Tools. My voice gets you settled, then steps out of the way. The silence is yours.

Where AI showed up in this build

✅ The bell tone — I used Suno to generate a 432 Hz singing bowl sound. 432 Hz is thought to resonate more naturally with the body than the standard 440 Hz tuning. It's a small detail, but in a silence feature, every sound matters. Had it ready in minutes instead of hours searching for the right sample.

✅ My intro/outro script — I knew what I wanted to say, and used AI to help me edit and correct errors. AI was my editor, not my ghostwriter.

✅ The code — I used Cursor to write the initial implementation. But I drove the architecture: I knew what the feature needed to feel like, broke it into components, and debugged where the output didn't match my intent.

❌ The recording — Just my voice and Pro Tools, in my closet. Yes, I record in my closet!

❌ The feel — The reason Guided Silence works is that I know when to stop talking. That instinct didn't come from a prompt.

The takeaway

AI is extraordinary at helping you get unstuck. It's not good at knowing what makes something feel human.

The script and code that AI helped me write only worked because I knew what I was trying to say and build. I edited out everything that didn't make sense and fixed what was broken.

That's the collaboration I'd recommend — not AI as a replacement, but as a collaborative tool to help you be more productive.

The feature is live now in Yoga Wake Up. Go sit in silence for 10 minutes. I'll get you started. 🙏

DEV Community: Joaquin Brown

I just shipped a meditation feature. Here's exactly where I used AI — and where I didn't.

Where AI showed up in this build

The takeaway