Breathing Practice
Guided breathing sessions, paced by sound. Pick a technique and shape it to fit.
Technique
Seated or lying down, never near water or while driving. Light-headed means ease off, not push on.
Holds only seated or lying down, never near water or while driving. Discomfort is the training, pain or dizziness is not.
Choose a technique
Presets
Change any setting and the session becomes your own custom mix.
Preparation
Ease inStart at your normal pace and slow down step by step
Starting paceRoughly your normal breathing pace right now
Preparation timeRounded to whole breaths
Breathing
Working pace5.5 s in, 5.5 s out, no holds
Physiological sigh inhaleInhale with a second sip of air on top
Humming exhaleHum the way out instead of breathing out
Breathing timeRounded to whole cycles
Rest
Rest afterwardsNo more cues. Let your breath return to normal.
Rest time
| Phase | Pace | Breaths | Time |
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Arrival & reflection
PreparationSettle in before the breathing starts
ReflectionQuiet time before the session ends
Practice
ModeDeep breathing, retention, then a recovery hold
Rounds
Deep breathing
Phase lengthCount breaths, or breathe for a set time
Breaths per round
Breathing time per roundRounded to whole breaths
PaceSound speed follows the pace
Pace progressionChange the pace each round
Pace change per roundKept between 5 and 60 bpm
Inhalation
Breathe throughChooses the guiding sound
Progress from nose to mouthStart on the nose, open up later
Mouth breathing from round
Breath retention
First retentionHold after the final exhale
Progression per roundAdded to each following round
Recovery holdInhale and hold after retention
Arrival & reflection
PreparationSettle in before the first round
ReflectionQuiet time before the session ends
Sound
Nature soundOne sound, looped softly under the guidance. Nature and music don't play together.
Nature volume
Music volume
CuesShort voice prompts: last breath, hold, inhale, exhale
Gong volumeWithin the overall volume
Breath soundsLevel of the guiding breath sounds, within the overall volume
VolumeOverall level for guidance, nature, and music
| Round | Breaths | Pace | Route | Retention | Recovery |
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