Guidebook

MIST is a sanctuary for presence: a quiet practice space for breath, sound, meditation, reflection, and knowledge. Begin with what fits today. There is no course to finish, no score to chase, and no single correct way to pause.

The Home screen cycles through MIST-written reflections from your selected Guide. Pause a reflection to sit with it. Bookmark it to save it to your Library. Press the Guide Portal gem to open a conversation about whatever the line stirs in you.

The Guide Portal is the gem on your Home screen — the doorway to your AI Guide. Pressing the gem opens the chat window; a long-press takes you straight into hands-free Speak mode with the chat minimized (a shortcut to voice). From a conversation, your Guide can teach, reflect, explore questions, compare traditions or science, suggest MIST practices, and open or start supported features through action cards when you ask for them. It may be inaccurate and is not a therapist, clinician, emergency service, or other professional adviser. Avoid sharing information you do not want processed by MIST's AI providers.

Each Guide offers a distinct lens. Your choice shapes the daily reflections on the Home page and the style of your AI chat. Your AI Guide draws on configured information about MIST practices and general knowledge. Responses may be inaccurate and are not professional advice.

The Breath page offers four guided breathing patterns, informed by breathwork research and contemplative practice. Each pattern has a different pace and feel: steady, held, settling, or energizing. Adjust cycle count and breath speed in the controls panel.

The Meditate page is the central meditation space, offering three distinct modes:

Short, guide-led arcs of study — the Knowledge foundation in walkable form. Each day offers a few minutes of teaching, one question to sit with, and a doorway into a related practice. The arcs draw on the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, the Stoics, and contemplative science, and every teaching shows its source. Open the menu (☰) and choose Journeys. Take a day at a time, or wander — nothing is locked, and your place is kept.

Original ambient tracks composed for meditation and relaxation, organized into curated albums. The library spans forest atmospherics and acoustic strings, bamboo flute and tabla, sacred textures and singing bowls, wordless voice, water and rain, lo-fi warmth, and cello for the late hours — each album a distinct sonic environment. Play during any practice—breathing, open meditation, mantra—or simply listen. Favorite individual tracks to build your own personal collection. Every track is composed with AI assistance, then auditioned, refined, and curated by hand.

A moment of self-inquiry that can help name your current state. Six states—Racing, Foggy, Heavy, Flat, Steady, Bright—can suggest a breathing pattern you can adjust or skip, or simply give you a clearer place to begin.

Two modes of writing. Fading mode is for release—write freely, and your words dissolve back into the mist after 15 seconds of stillness. Nothing is saved; the act of writing is the practice itself. Keepsake mode is for reflection—save your thoughts to the Library, where they gather alongside saved quotes and conversations.

Your personal archive of practice, inquiry, and reflection. Saved quotes, journal entries, chat conversations, and completed practice sessions are gathered here. Each session becomes a star on a visual spiral—stars accumulate into cubes at milestones. It’s not designed to create pressure or track performance. It’s a quiet reflection of the moments you chose to pause, ask, practice, or be present.

MIST quietly tracks your daily engagement—not to gamify, but to mirror your consistency back to you. Each day you practice—breathwork, meditation, journaling, or even saving a quote—a presence dot appears. Your streak and total days are visible as a gentle acknowledgment that showing up is the practice. If a streak breaks, it simply resets. No judgment.

MIST is designed for general wellness purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or psychological condition. The breathing exercises, sound tools, and guidance provided are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have a respiratory condition, cardiovascular disorder, anxiety disorder, epilepsy, or any other health concern, consult a qualified healthcare provider before using breathwork or meditation tools. By using MIST, you acknowledge that you do so at your own risk. For complete guidance — including AI-content limitations and detailed breathwork contraindications — see the full Health, Safety & AI Disclaimer in the About section.

Your preferences, saved items, presence history, and journal entries are stored on this device and, when you sign in, in your MIST account for cross-device access. MIST uses essential third-party services for hosting, payments, analytics and diagnostics, email, generative-AI responses, speech recognition, and voice synthesis. Your journal, mood, and conversation content is never sold, never used for advertising, and never sent to analytics tools. You can clear saved Library data in Settings. For full details, see the Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Consumer Health Data Notice in the About section.