Practices
Sophia Walking Meditation Practice
Walking meditation, known as Kinhin in Zen Buddhism, bridges the gap between seated meditation and everyday life. Instead of sitting still, you bring the same quality of focused attention to the act of walking. This practice is especially valuable for people who struggle with sitting meditation, find themselves restless, or want to integrate mindfulness into their daily movement.
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Yes. Sophia is a local-first application. When you use the walking meditation tool, all your data is stored exclusively in your browser's IndexedDB using PGlite. Nothing is ever sent to a cloud server, and there is no tracking or analytics.
No account is required. You can start using the walking meditation practice immediately. Because data never leaves your device, there is no need for user authentication or logins.
Yes. Once you load the Sophia app, it can function completely offline as a Progressive Web App (PWA). You can practice walking meditation even in airplane mode or without an internet connection.
A meta-analysis of 146 studies confirms that meditation practices reduce anxiety symptoms with a moderate effect size (d = 0.42) across clinical and non-clinical populations.