Guided Meditation VR for Oculus Quest / Available Now

[@katiemoonz762]

I love this app so much, makes me feel like I am truly on vacation!!! Thank you!

[@EirikBull]

The Vive version got me through a very stressful time some years ago. I wish the audio files would be could be available, as they would also be great to listen to on the phone, for example. :)

[@cubicleninjas]

Thank you for sharing your kind story. It's an honor to have been there for you, in some small way. Good news! Next week we'll be relaunching our website which will contain all meditation audio available for free. We hope this makes life a bit easier for those who want to continue their sessions on the move. :D

[@drshtak]

@@cubicleninjas I Honestly Love It

[@relaxingsleepmusic7594]

Music ist the wine🍾 that fills the cup 🍷 of silence💘

[@10-4-goodbuddy]

I've been waiting for this app to join Q2... now it's time to sit back & relax... 🍷

[@medyak5205]

Hi. Could someone help me plz. Is this an app or VR? How can I buy to use at home? Many thanks 🙏

[@cubicleninjas]

Great question! The best path is to purchase a Meta Quest (VR headset). These wireless headsets make VR simple and fun. They are available at: www.meta.com/quest/products/quest-2/ Next, you can find Guided Meditation VR in the Meta Store at the link below: www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3385318684883998/ Happy to help with any questions! 😊

[@medyak5205]

@@cubicleninjas Thank you very much! I just bought one.

[@SolSol-bi8pb]

I would like to have more information about this. Please thank you

[@cubicleninjas]

Sure thing! Guided Meditation VR is an award-winning meditation app for the Meta Quest. To learn more about the dozens of virtual relaxation spaces and 30+ hours of meditations within, please visit: www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3385318684883998/

[@allenrobinson6046]

$14.99 for 40+ environments and over 200+ meditations seems like an incredible value! Will definitely be checking this out. The environments look amazing. Are you able to explore and walk around environments??

[@cubicleninjas]

Thanks for the kind words, Allen! Yes, all environments are designed for roomscale and fully walkable within up to a 15' x 15' space. 👍

[@allenrobinson6046]

@@cubicleninjas Is there also a joystick locomotion option?

[@cubicleninjas]

​@@allenrobinson6046 Good question! There is no joystick locomotion in the Quest version. All environments are designed to be roomscale walkable.

[@chachabooom5]

I will definitely check this out, I love all the meditation to stuff in vr!

[@skyhr]

Thank you for making such a beautiful app. Much needed something like this for my Oculus Quest 2!

[@WhiteErFox]

Ok, for THIS I'm pulling back my Oculus Quest from under the dust. Since the weather is turning bad, temperatures are dropping and such... got to beat the winter blues before it happens! ;) Well, getting kinda late here and have to get up early tomorrow, so I guess I have something to look forward to after coming home from work tomorrow!!

[@bayususeno56]

I love this app, and I have a question. Can I use and add the screenshot of this app for publication purposes? Is there any permission procedure?

[@cubicleninjas]

Thank you for the kind words! Yes you absolutely can use screenshots of the app for publishing or research publication purposes without any permission needed. We also received your email and responded today as well. Happy to help with any questions!

[@ljones6767]

Would you please put the Guided Meditation intro song on KZbin? The one with the ukuleles, steel drum, etc? I need to listen to a happy song even when not on my Oculus.

[@cubicleninjas]

Great idea! We'll explore this internally and see if we can craft a fun showcase video using this audio.

[@DRIFTLESS]

Can you add some kind of KZbin player in a next update? This way we can play our own music or playlist while we relax and I can listen to the KZbin channel of my favorite Dutch guided meditation.

[@la.mlatus.9945]

Will this update be pushed to the Steam version? I already have a HMD so won't also be buying a Quest since I already use the Steam Guided Meditation (and often). I'd love to see more environments and music and even longer meditations sessions/days to go along with that. Also will it be fully released and out of Early Access with an update or would the new content be DLC if it did come out for Steam? (I bought it at the full price of €15 before it went down, so I'm not looking forward to having it be DLC, but I can understand the price hike if Facebook or Steam having pricing issues)

[@la.mlatus.9945]

Also you should get more of the Zen meditation guy, he was fantastic!

[@Super.Whimsy]

Thank you for this question. Honestly, it's one we're still pondering as the dust settles on Quest version's launch. Our original plan was to upgrade the environments in Guided Meditation VR for Steam and Oculus Store and release this (alongside feature and meditation additions) as the "official release". Then the Quest appeared, which required a completely different approach to our art and development pipeline. Three years later, at the end of this marathon, the thought of updating a 2018 app gives us hives. It would be best it we moved over to the Quest edition, but it is very different in how it approaches environments. This week we'll be relaunching GuidedMeditationVR.com with the ability to receive a free Quest key to anyone who purchased the desktop edition. It's the least we can do while we sort out the best path forward.

[@Super.Whimsy]

@@la.mlatus.9945 Thank you! He is fantastic and it is still one of my favorite series. His voice is mesmerizing!

[@la.mlatus.9945]

​@@Super.Whimsy I'm really hoping there's better possibilities for you guys in the future so it's easier for you to choose to release again on Steam. I've heard Apple are making a HMD sometime within the next few years, I'm going to hope this opens the doors for you more at the very least. No hard feelings if the update never comes to pass, but I think I'll prefer to remain hopeful in either case. Also thank you for the response!

[@akirakay6750]

@@Super.Whimsy Well I felt kinda cheated for buying the Steam version when I excitedly headed over to the steam page and saw no update. The news about the free Quest key is great though. I look forward to the new environments. The update is looking good.

[@marciagardner4796]

I LOVE this app, and it gets me to slow down and actually stretch/do an easy flow yoga. I just need to know what Dr Who fan on the design team put the library in the forest section 😂 bravo.

[@cubicleninjas]

Thanks so much for the kind words (and being the only one so far to catch this little Easter Egg)!

[@egunonlalie]

Hello. My english is bad . Sorry Can we hear the meditation in french? Good day. 🙏

[@cubicleninjas]

Bonnes nouvelles! Nous travaillons maintenant sur des méditations audio en français pour un lancement en 2022. Merci beaucoup !

[@Pilote78]

I really love this app, cool and relax, tones of location, song, meditation and option. Few thing need upgrade, graphic wallpaper in the background is too stretch and not crisp. Need animation smoother especially on beach location, And controller stick deplacement for tiny roomscale. But the most important is graphic improvment for background 2D walpaper because the different between the closer scene un 3D and the 2D background breaks the immersion. If you can improve it i think it will be the best meditation app

[@cubicleninjas]

Thank you so much! ❤️ Our team is exploring methods to increase the background resolutions even further now! We have a few ideas, with some exciting new tech debuting at Facebook Connect last week which should help make these shine. Great idea on controller stick movement! As you get closer to the bounds of the map the illusion of the space fails, but we'll add this onto our idea section of our roadmap for public voting. This roadmap is available at the URL below if you'd like to vote on the priority of other items: guidedmeditationvr.com/roadmap/ If at all possible, leaving review in the store really helps us out. Thank you again and happy meditating!

[@Pilote78]

First of all, thank you to your quick reply, good news for the futur improvment, sure i 'll add 5 stars after that, thank you to pay attention our request, no regret at all buying this amazing relax app with devs like you

[@coffeebreakhero3743]

Please update the rift version. I paid for it. It's not fair...

[@cubicleninjas]

Hi CoffeBreakHero3743! Unfortunately, a Windows 11 update is causing app issues for the PC version on Rift, which we're looking into a fix for. Please email us at [e-mail] and we'd love to gather a few more details about your PC in order to help fix this issue. Thank you!

[@coffeebreakhero3743]

@@cubicleninjas I'm using windows 10. I'll send you an email. You simply need to update the game on the meta rift store, which is different from the meta quest store

[@jotina9248]

I love this app but please see my comment above for improvements 😂 Also it might just be that I haven’t found the right settings yet but for example in the night to day temple settings it changes too quickly for me, more than I’d like. And again it might be an issue with the settings for me but I find it annoying that I’m always a bit above “floor” level because if I want to lie down rather than sit up when doing this it limits what I can see of the scenery!

[@cubicleninjas]

Thank you for your feedback, Jotina! We don't see another comment by you, but great thoughts on the night to day temple timing. We can add in an option to the settings to adjust this time. 🌅 Regarding the floor, we set the user a bit higher so they don't accidentally go underground. But you can get around this by standing with bent knees, resetting your HMD's position, and then laying on floor. It may take a bit of refinement, but this will help get even closer to the ground. 👍

[@7chakrasthespirithealer444]

It won't let me past the (find your happy place part ) any suggestions?

[@cubicleninjas]

We're sorry you're running into this and thank you for reaching out! We'd recommend applying any Oculus system updates, restarting the headset, and trying to launch the app again. This is a bug in the Oculus OS that causes it to be stuck on unpacking/installation without a restart. If this doesn't work please email [e-mail] and we can help troubleshoot. 👍

[@allenrobinson6046]

Is there a time limit for meditation sessions?

[@cubicleninjas]

Awesome question! You can choose from a timed or untimed meditation. Timed meditations (under the menu item Custom Meditations) have many granular options to refine so they work best for your preferences. Meditators can choose to site with or without guided audio, with or without music, and the length of their session, from 5 minutes to an hour. By default, most spoken meditations are 10 minutes long, though a few break this pattern due to the topics they cover. On completion of a meditation a user can flow naturally into an untimed session or another of this series, without leaving their environment. Hope this helps a bit!

[@rog5rog58]

Nice

[@GATSU1979]

I'm confused with meditation vr...you need to close your eyes to properly meditate.....

[@cubicleninjas]

Thanks for your comment! Many people don't know that schools of meditation often suggest keeping your eyes open or slightly unfocused. But the real value of using VR for meditation comes elsewhere... Natural environments are known to restore mental fatigue (known scientifically as cognitive restoration). This same restoration occurred in virtual reality environments. We believe that VR can help some people get to a state of calm faster and with less struggle, versus traditional methods. And with over 1,000,000 users since launch, many have agreed! Thanks again for the interesting comment and we hope you have a chance to check out the app down the line.

[@GATSU1979]

@@cubicleninjas Thank you for the reply....I will definitely be checking it out.

[@johnfirewire]

This has come out the same day that Resident Evil 4 has come out on the quest and I am totally thinking this is more my style than Resident Evil 4. I'm definitely not like the majority when it comes to what's popular ... for me, this looks more inviting.

[@cubicleninjas]

Thank you, John - we hope you enjoy it! 😊