Calm Breathing
A gentle rhythm with a slightly longer exhale. The easiest way to settle in.
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A gentle rhythm with a slightly longer exhale. The easiest way to settle in.
Four equal sides: inhale, hold, exhale, hold. Steady and grounding.
Long hold, longer exhale. The classic wind-down before sleep.
About 5.5 breaths per minute, the rhythm linked to resonance and heart rate variability.
Double inhale through the nose, long exhale through the mouth. Quick relief from stress.
Breathe out twice as long as you breathe in. Soothing and simple.
Three equal sides. A softer cousin of box breathing.
Inhale and exhale for the same count. Classic yoga balance.
Breathe through one nostril at a time. A calming yoga classic.
Move your attention slowly from head to toe, releasing tension as you go.
Use your five senses to come back to the present when anxiety pulls you away.
Send warm wishes to yourself, loved ones and the world.
Tense and release each muscle group to melt away physical stress.
Watch thoughts pass like clouds in the sky, without getting carried away.
Build a peaceful place in your mind that you can return to anytime.
Reflect on the good things, big and small, and let them sink in.
Count each exhale from one to ten, then begin again. Simple and focusing.
A slow, soothing descent into rest. Best lying down with the lights off.
Let sounds come and go around you. Nothing to fix, only to hear.
A breathing game. Hold to breathe in, let go to breathe out, and glide along a ribbon of light that follows your chosen rhythm. Gathering stars quietly trains slow breathing.
Tap a moonlit pond to send out ripples and soft musical notes. Koi fish swim over to see what you made.
Rake flowing patterns into the sand, place smooth stones and watch rings form around them. Start over as often as you like.
Write down what's weighing on you, then release it as a glowing lantern and watch it drift away over the lake. Nothing is saved.
100 free tracks across meditation, piano and classical, ambient, deep focus drones, world music and chill, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com, CC BY 4.0). Layer them with six soundscapes generated right in your browser: rain, ocean waves, wind, a crackling fireplace, brown noise and an Om drone.
Yes. Every breathing technique, guided meditation, music track, nature sound and game is free for everyone. There are no ads, no accounts and nothing locked. Relax is kept alive by optional tips.
The physiological sigh (a double inhale followed by a long exhale) is one of the fastest ways to feel calmer in the moment. Long exhale breathing and box breathing are also excellent. Try each and keep the one that feels best.
4-7-8 breathing is the classic choice for sleep. Pair it with the Sleep wind-down meditation, a long session and the rain or brown noise soundscape.
Box breathing is inhaling, holding, exhaling and holding again for 4 seconds each. It is used by first responders and athletes to stay calm and focused under pressure.
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Your streaks and settings stay on your own device. Relax has no accounts, no ads and no tracking cookies, and worries written in the lantern game are never saved or sent anywhere.
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Relax is for general wellbeing and is not medical advice. If breathing exercises make you dizzy, return to normal breathing.