Guided Breathing Exercise

Breathe along with 13 guided breathing exercises, from the NHS's simple calm breathing to box breathing, 4-7-8 and classic yoga breaths. Every exercise was checked against the research and the guidance of health organisations. Each one shows you how to do it, how strong the evidence really is and what to watch out for, with links to its sources. BREATHING EXERCISES • Calm & Stress: Calm Breathing, Cyclic Sighing, Longer Exhale, Box Breathing • Focus & Balance: Resonance (Coherent) Breathing, Alternate Nostril (Nadi Shodhana) • Wind Down: 4-7-8 Breathing, Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari) • Breathing Control: Belly Breathing, Pursed-Lip Breathing • Yoga Breathing: Ujjayi, Sitali & Sitkari, Viloma • Your Own: set your own in, hold and out times GUIDED, BREATH BY BREATH • A circle that grows as you breathe in and shrinks as you breathe out • A countdown and step-by-step cues, with sound and vibration • Easier and harder versions of most exercises • Choose how many rounds or minutes • The screen stays on, and the session pauses if you leave the app HONEST ABOUT THE EVIDENCE • A label for each exercise, from "Well studied" to "Mostly traditional" • Plain-language summaries of the studies, with links to the sources • Cautions for every exercise ALSO • Tips for better breathing • Your sessions and minutes, counted for you • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Hindi • Works offline, with no account needed This app shares general wellness information. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat any condition.