Start small
Consistency matters more than duration. It’s better to practice for just 1–2 minutes every day than 20 minutes once a month. Once the habit sticks, you’ll find it easy to gradually increase your session time.
You’ll also find a 30-day history on the main screen, making it easy to look back and see your consistency build over time.
Level up your breathing
Beyond session length, you can also challenge yourself by lengthening the breath itself. The default rhythm is 4 seconds per “side of the box.” After a few weeks of practice, try extending this to 5, 6, or even 8 seconds in the Settings panel.
Don’t rush it! Longer phases can feel challenging at first, but you’ll be surprised how quickly your breath adapts if you just add one second every week or two.
Personalize your experience
By default, the app plays a “tick” sound every second and a bell at the end of the session. You can customize this in Settings:
- Choose your sound: Select from several “tick” sounds or turn them off entirely.
- Session bell: Toggle the end-of-session chime on or off.
- Haptic feedback: Turn on vibrations so you can practice even when sound isn’t appropriate (like during a boring remote meeting! ;-)
- Voice cues: Enable audio prompts (Inhale, Hold, Exhale, Hold) so you don’t have to look at the screen. Switch them off whenever you want to practice the classic way—by counting in your head.
