Screen Technology

Using a phone to practice meditation is compared to holding an AA meeting in a liquor store, given that phones are environments of distraction and attention competition. Delivering a meditation program through a smartphone is acknowledged as a structural tension within the program. Blue light exposure and the attention-hijacking design of mobile devices work directly against brain health, which is the stated goal of meditation. Technology is used purely as a distribution mechanism; once trained, the child is meant to operate entirely without it.