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Geneva, Switzerland — Meditating with All Here's Silent Mind extended reality (XR) platform can measurably boost self-compassion, emotional well-being, and the ability to observe oneself from another perspective — even after just one session, according to a peer-reviewed study recently published in Mindfulness.

About the Study

Our researchers, alongside colleagues from EPFL and the University of Geneva, studied 26 participants as they completed two, 17-minute self-compassion meditation sessions.

In one, they used the Self-Attention Perspective feature of the Silent Mind XR , which lets users meditate while observing a real-time reconstruction of their own body — synchronized to their exact movements and heartbeat. The user becomes both the one meditating and the one observing the meditation. In the other session, participants completed the same audio-guided meditation with their eyes closed.

Both sessions increased self-compassion and emotional well-being compared to the baseline. But the XR-based meditation produced an additional effect: participants performed significantly better in their ability to observe themselves from another perspective. Researchers call this perspective-taking.

Why This Matters

Self-compassion concerns how we relate to our own experiences — how we respond to our own difficulties with kindness and reduced self-judgment. Perspective-taking, on the other hand, is closely linked to social awareness and compassion for others.

The findings suggest that immersive self-observation during meditation may specifically improve the flexibility with which we shift between perspectives, not just how we relate to ourselves.

Seeing and identifying with your own reconstructed body in real time activates the same brain regions involved in bodily self-awareness and perspective-taking — particularly the temporoparietal junction, an area known to be more engaged in experienced meditators than in novices.