Yama

Product management strategy and PRD for educational gaming company's MathQuest 2, including market analysis and go-to-market planning.

01 | Overview

A breathwork lamp for expectant mothers

Yama is a tactile meditation kit designed for pregnant women — a demographic the maternity market overlooks when it comes to mental wellbeing. The kit pairs a sculpted breathwork lamp with 60 illustrated cards and 3 low-pressure journals. The lamp's LEDs pulse to the rhythm of each breathing technique, while a built-in speaker offers 20 clinically supported audio modes from Tibetan bowls to binaural beats.

Built as my senior capstone, Yama is the most technically demanding and analytically tailored project I've led — every form decision, material, and interaction traces back to a specific insight from user research.

Role

Product Designer

Timeline

10 weeks

Tools

Fusion 360, Arduino, PETG/ABS printing

Skills

Product design, research, electronics, fabrication

02| TL;DR

The Challenge

Context

Pregnancy is one of the most psychologically precarious states a person can experience, yet the maternity market focuses almost entirely on physical discomfort.

Gap

Existing breathwork aids are sterile, single-mode, and visually clinical. None are designed for the specific arc of pregnancy or feel like objects a woman would want in her home.

Goals

  • Design something beautiful enough to be welcomed in

  • Ground the user in the present moment

  • Support every stage from early trimester through labor and beyond

The Solution

A sculpted breathwork lamp paired with technique cards and journals. The lamp's tempo, brightness, and color shift to reinforce the psychological intent of each breathing technique. Cards activate modes via a built-in sensor; journals are deliberately plain to lower the cost of writing.

  • 60 cards — 40 breathing techniques (20 everyday, 20 labor) and 20 cool-down prompts

  • 3 journals — small, plain, designed for free-flowing thought without pressure

  • Arduino-synced lightwork — light fills and drains in time with inhales and exhales

03| Our Process

Overview

Pivot

  • Original concept: generic mindfulness lamp

  • Accidental prenatal yoga class

  • Reframed for expectant mothers

Research

  • Aesthetic field visits: MoMA, luxury auto shops, interior designers

  • Emotional field visits: CAPS, Zen Kannon Do, prenatal yoga

  • Psychology lectures on light therapy

Design

  • Surveys, focus groups with mothers

  • Form sketches & physical study models

  • Settled on radial teardrop silhouette

Build

  • CAD in Fusion 360

  • 3D-printed in PETG and ABS

  • Arduino-controlled LEDs and speaker