Founding statement

Why we began

Stress, loneliness and anxiety are shared by people in every country and in every language. Yet much of what helps — a song that steadies the breath, a story that makes us feel understood, a tradition that offers comfort — remains scattered, untested and locked behind borders of language and culture.

ZenFlow Lab was founded to gather this knowledge and study it openly. We combine technology with careful research to understand how sound, voice, stories and culture can help people feel calmer, and we share what we learn — our methods, our results and our limits — freely with everyone.

We believe knowledge grows when it is shared. We invite researchers, practitioners and anyone with lived experience to learn together across borders and languages, so that better knowledge can make everyday life a little happier for all of humanity.

Mission

To research, and openly share, knowledge and experiences that help people around the world feel calmer and live happier everyday lives.

Vision

A world where anyone, in any language, can find trustworthy knowledge that eases the mind.

Values

• Openness — methods, results and limits are public and free to read.
• Care — we do no harm, and we put the wellbeing of participants first.
• Honesty — we report what did not work as clearly as what did.
• Privacy — we collect as little as possible and never sell data.
• Inclusion — every language, culture and background is welcome.

What we do

• Research: three tracks — sound and the mind, understanding oneself, and low-power AI.
• Open experiments: anonymous listening studies anyone can join.
• Shared knowledge and experiences: a moderated space, in preparation, where people can share what helps them feel calm. Shared experiences are personal stories, not medical advice.
• Tools and open data: the checks and anonymized results behind our notes.

How we are organized

ZenFlow Lab is operated by ZenFlow (Korea), which provides its staff, infrastructure and funding. The Lab Director is responsible for the research agenda, ethics and publication decisions.

We plan to form an Advisory Circle. We invite independent researchers, clinicians and community members to review our ethics, methods and priorities. Changes to our policies are published with their dates, and we will publish an annual report on our research, participation, funding and corrections.

Independence and conflicts of interest

ZenFlow also offers commercial music and personality services. To keep our research trustworthy:

• This site has no sales, payments, advertising or product promotion.
• We publish results whether or not they favour ZenFlow products.
• When a study uses ZenFlow technology, we say so.
• Participant data is never used for marketing.

Funding

ZenFlow Lab is currently funded entirely by ZenFlow. We receive no external grants, sponsorship or advertising income. Any future funding will be listed here with its source.

How to cite

ZenFlow Lab (2026). Title of the note. ZenFlow Lab research note N. https://lab.zenflow.company/…

Contact

contact@zenflow.company