Breathe your way back to calm.
Guided breathing exercises for stress, anxiety, sleep and focus — rooted in India’s pranayama tradition and backed by modern science. Two minutes is enough to feel the difference.
Your calm is one breath away
Choose a technique, follow the orb and let your breath slow down. Turn on voice guidance or soft ambient sound if you like.
Guided breathing timer
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How are you feeling right now?
A quick check-in helps you see the difference breathing makes.
How do you want to feel?
Short, science-informed routines that combine techniques in the right order for each goal.
Breathe for sleep
The most common reason we cannot sleep is a nervous system still in “day mode”. This routine uses the breath…
Start routineBreathe for anxiety
Anxiety switches on the fight-or-flight system. Slow, controlled breathing switches on its opposite — and…
Start routineBreathe for focus
Focus is not about forcing attention — it is about a calm, alert state. This routine balances the nervous…
Start routineBreathe for stress
Chronic stress keeps the body on low-level alert all day. A short daily reset teaches your system to come…
Start routineBreathing techniques
From Navy-tested box breathing to classical pranayama — each with a step-by-step guide, the science, safety notes and its own guided timer.
Box Breathing
Four equal sides. One steady mind.
4-7-8 Breathing
A long, slow exhale that tells your body it is safe to sleep.
Coherent Breathing
Breathe at the rhythm where heart and breath fall into step.
Physiological Sigh
The fastest natural way to let go of stress.
Diaphragmatic Breathing
The foundation of every calm breath.
Anulom Vilom
Balance the breath, balance the mind.
Bhramari Pranayama
A soft hum that quiets anger and racing thoughts.
Ujjayi Breathing
A soft ocean sound that slows everything down.
Sitali Pranayama
Cool the body, cool the temper.
Latest articles
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Breathing for Focus: How to Enter Deep Concentration in Under 5 Minutes
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Chronic Stress Is Destroying Your Health. Here Is How Breathing Interrupts It
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Pranayama for Seniors: Safe, Gentle Breathing Practices for Healthy Ageing
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Ancient practice. Modern clarity.
Evidence-informed
Every guide cites research and is honest about what breathing can and cannot do.
Rooted in tradition
Anulom Vilom, Bhramari, Tratak and Om — classical practices taught with care.
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Clear cautions for pregnancy, blood pressure, heart and breathing conditions.