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Mihir Vaghani
WorkVasana.ai6 min read

CASE STUDY · WELLNESS · AI · 2024–2025

Vasana.ai — A behavioral wellness ecosystem across web and mobile

Designed an AI-powered wellness platform rooted in a Sa-Re-Ga-Ma behavioral framework — from the deep-analysis web portal to the daily-practice mobile app, unified by a custom motion system.

3Platforms — Web, iOS, Android
MotionCustom After Effects → Lottie system
EnterpriseHealthcare and public safety tier
Dual-loopWeb for insight, mobile for action
RoleLead Product Designer
Timeline2024–2025
Team3 designers (I led), 1 PM, 8 engineers
Tools
FigmaAfter EffectsLottie
Vasana.ai — A behavioral wellness ecosystem across web and mobile hero image
Web dashboard overview
Web dashboard overview
Mobile home — today's practice
Mobile home — today's practice
Breathing animation frame
Breathing animation frame

01 · THE ECOSYSTEM

Two surfaces. One continuous wellness loop.

Vasana.ai isn't two products — it's one connected system. The web portal is the intelligence layer: deep profiling, AI-powered reports, chakra balance visualizations, enterprise dashboards. The mobile app is the action layer: daily practices, real-time nudges, smart journaling. Data flows both ways, so a user can reflect deeply on the web and act instantly on mobile.

Web = Understanding · Mobile = Execution · Sync = Continuous loop
Web = Understanding · Mobile = Execution · Sync = Continuous loop

02 · VISUAL LANGUAGE

Designing for the space between clinical and spiritual.

Vasana's framework draws on the Sa-Re-Ga-Ma behavioral types — rooted in classical systems but analyzed through AI. The visual language had to honor both: scientific enough for healthcare professionals and enterprise clients, warm enough for a consumer wellness app.

I built a custom type system where each Vasana (Sa, Re, Ga, Ma) has its own color, icon, and tonal identity — visible across every report, journal entry, and practice screen.

Sa · Re · Ga · Ma — four distinct visual identities in one system

Sa · Re · Ga · Ma — four distinct visual identities in one system

03 · MOTION

Breathing, animated. Built in After Effects, delivered as Lottie.

In wellness, rhythm matters more than instruction. I designed the guided breathing system around one principle: the user should never have to read to know what to do next. Motion carries the meaning.

Inhale
Inhale
Hold
Hold
Exhale
Exhale
< 30KBPer animation, Lottie JSON
60fpsAcross iOS and Android
10+ practicesUnique breathing patterns

The result: motion replaced copy. Practices that used to require reading an intro screen became immediate, intuitive, and repeatable. The animation system is now the core interaction pattern across all guided content in the app.

04 · WEB PORTAL

The intelligence layer.

Profile dashboard
Profile dashboard
Vasana type report
Vasana type report
Chakra balance visualization
Chakra balance visualization
Smart journaling
Smart journaling
Enterprise admin dashboard
Enterprise admin dashboard
Share + export flow
Share + export flow

05 · MOBILE APP

The action layer.

Home / today's practice
Home / today's practice
Guided breathing with motion
Guided breathing with motion
Smart journaling
Smart journaling
Progress + insights
Progress + insights

06 · ENTERPRISE

Wellness at organizational scale.

Beyond individuals, Vasana.ai serves healthcare organizations and public safety teams. I designed a tailored enterprise tier with workforce-level wellness dashboards, role-based access, and aggregate reporting — scalable mental health infrastructure, not just an app.

Enterprise admin dashboard for healthcare organizations
Enterprise admin dashboard for healthcare organizations

07 · DETAILS

Small things that made it feel alive.

Chakra pulse

A subtle chakra animation pulses on profile load — calms before it informs.

Haptic-synced breathing

On iOS, the Taptic Engine syncs to inhale/exhale for an embodied practice.

Therapeutic dark mode

Warmer blacks, softer whites, lower contrast — dark mode as a wellness choice.

Serif for reflection

Journal entries use display serif, metadata uses sans — two modes, one typography system.

Loading as micro-practice

Even a loading state becomes a 3-second breathing exercise.

300+ custom icons

Hand-drawn cross-platform icon set — consistent language across surfaces.

08 · OUTCOME

Three platforms, one system, live in production.

Vasana.ai shipped to production across web, iOS, and Android in a coordinated release. The motion system became the standard for all future practice content, and the enterprise tier entered pilot with a healthcare organization.

Shipped across 3 platforms

Web + iOS + Android coordinated release

Motion system adopted

Now the standard for all guided content

Enterprise pilot

Healthcare org actively onboarding

Team scaled

Grew from solo to 3-designer team under my lead