Gateways to Awakening Can Technology Help Us Wake Up? A Conversation on Mindful Design with Jay Vidyarthi
In today’s episode of Gateways to Awakening, I speak with my friend Jay Vidyarthi, a pioneering designer, entrepreneur, and meditation practitioner, whose life’s work explores one of the most urgent questions of our time: Can technology actually help us wake up?
Jay is the founder of Still Ape, and has contributed to over fifty technologies that support mental well-being and human flourishing, including Muse, Sonic Cradle, and the Healthy Minds Program. With his work featured by Harvard, TED, CNN, and Fast Company, Jay is a leading voice at the intersection of mindfulness and digital innovation.
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In this conversation, we explore:
What it means to design technology mindfully
The tension between presence and productivity in a hyper-connected world
How to create human-centered tech that nourishes rather than depletes
What’s missing in today’s mindfulness apps and tools
The deeper ethical, spiritual, and design challenges behind building conscious technologies
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Jay also shares how he integrates mindfulness into his personal relationship with technology, what he’s learned about attention, behavior, and human connection, and what gives him hope for the future. Learn more about Jay at jayvidyarthi.com