Breathing Techniques

12 science-backed techniques for calm, energy, focus and performance. Guided audio, visual pacers and progress tracking — all in the app.

Calm Sleep HRV Energy Balance Performance Advanced
Box Breathing

Four equal phases build focus and calm under pressure. Used by Navy SEALs and first responders worldwide.

Calm Focus Beginner
Cyclic Sighing

Stanford's top-ranked stress relief. The double inhale and long exhale outperformed meditation in clinical trials.

Calm Mood Beginner
2:1 Ratio Breathing

Exhale twice as long as you inhale. The simplest, most reliable anxiety tool — works anywhere, anytime.

Anxiety Stress Beginner
4-7-8 Breathing

Deep hold and extended exhale for sleep and acute anxiety. Dr Weil's "natural tranquilliser for the nervous system."

Sleep Anxiety Beginner
Coherent Breathing

Six breaths per minute. The science gold standard for heart rate variability and cardiovascular health.

HRV Daily Beginner
Bhramari Humming

Vibration-driven vagal activation. The deepest calm without holds — just breathe and hum.

Calm Sleep Beginner
Wim Hof Method

Controlled hyperventilation for energy, resilience and cold adaptation. Proven to modulate the immune system.

Energy Immune Advanced Safety Gate
Alternate Nostril

Ancient balancing practice. Quiets mental noise and harmonises brain hemispheres before meditation.

Balance Focus Intermediate
Buteyko Method

Retrain chronic over-breathing. Clinical evidence for 80-90% reduction in asthma inhaler use.

Asthma Anxiety Intermediate
Kapalabhati

Rapid forceful exhales for morning energy and mental clarity. Better than coffee for waking up your system.

Energy Morning Intermediate Safety Gate
Tummo Inner Fire

Tibetan heat generation studied by Harvard. Visualization and breath combined for measurable thermogenesis.

Advanced Energy Advanced Safety Gate
Freediving Preparation

CO2 tolerance tables for dry land. Train your breath-hold capacity safely — for freedivers, spearfishers and anyone who wants longer holds.

Performance Breath-hold Intermediate Safety Gate