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.
✅ 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.
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. 🙏