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

> Source: <https://dev.to/joaquin_brown_ywu/i-just-shipped-a-meditation-feature-heres-exactly-where-i-used-ai-and-where-i-didnt-2mjo>
> Published: 2026-06-04 10:39:19+00:00

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. 🙏