An afternoon slump, or before something that needs a lift rather than a settle.
How to do it
In for four, hold two, out for four, and start again with no rest at the bottom. Keep it smooth and quiet throughout.
What it feels like
Slightly brighter and more awake. It should never feel like effort.
Why this pattern
A ten-second cycle with no rest at the bottom keeps things moving without ever becoming fast or forced. Keep this one short, two to three minutes is plenty.
What the evidence suggests
Brisker paced breathing is sometimes used for alertness, though the evidence base is thinner than for slow breathing. Treat it as a gentle reset, not a stimulant.
Common mistakes
Speeding up. This is still slow breathing, just with a shorter cycle.
Who should skip it
Keep the breath smooth. If you feel lightheaded or tingly, stop and breathe normally. Never push into rapid or forceful breathing.
Is this like the Wim Hof method?
No. That involves intense hyperventilation and breath holds, which this app deliberately does not include.
Breathing exercises are for general wellness and are not a substitute for
medical care. Stop if you feel dizzy, faint, uncomfortable or short of breath.
Published by Arkhe Ventures LLP.
Fifteen practices · one breath at a time
Choose how you want to feel.
Pick a practice and follow the circle. Every pattern below is a slow-breathing
technique commonly used for calm, focus, sleep or riding out a craving. Nothing
to learn, nothing to install.
Your practice
How are you feeling?
15 practices
Breathing exercises are for general wellness and are not a substitute for medical
care. Stop if you feel dizzy, faint, uncomfortable, or short of breath. Do not
force your breathing.
Mode
About this practice
Technique
Why this pattern
What the evidence suggests
When to use it
How to do it
What it feels like
Common mistakes
Who should skip it
Questions
Related practices
For general wellness only, not medical treatment. Stop if you feel dizzy,
faint, or short of breath.
Breathfine can sit on your home screen like any other app: full screen, no
browser bars, and it works with no internet connection.
iPhone & iPad
Open Breathfine in Safari. Other browsers on iOS cannot add to the home screen.
Tap the Share button, the square with an arrow pointing up.
Scroll down the list and tap Add to Home Screen.
Name it (Breathfine is filled in already) and tap Add.
Android
Open Breathfine in Chrome.
Tap the ⋮ menu at the top right.
Tap Install app or Add to Home screen.
Confirm with Install.
Chrome may also offer this to you directly, if it does, an Install
Breathfine row appears in Settings.
Desktop
In Chrome or Edge, look for the install icon at the right of the address bar.
Click it, then click Install.
Installing needs the app to be opened from a web address (https). If you are
opening the file directly from your downloads, it still runs perfectly and
still works offline. It just cannot be added to the home screen that way.
Privacy policy
Short version: Breathfine collects nothing and sends nothing anywhere.
What we collect
There is no account here, no sign-up, and we never ask for your name, email
address or phone number.
We do use analytics to understand how many people use Breathfine and which
practices they choose: Google Analytics, Google Tag
Manager and the Meta (Facebook) pixel. Through these,
the following may be collected: your IP address, device and browser type,
approximate location (usually city level), which screens you open, and when you
start, restart or complete a session along with which practice it was. These
services set cookies and similar identifiers, and Meta may connect this activity
to your Facebook or Instagram account if you have one.
We never send the contents of your practice history, and there is nothing
identifying you personally for us to send.
Your choices
You can block all of this: use your browser's cookie and tracking-protection
settings, a content blocker, or Google's official
Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Meta's ad preferences let you
limit how your activity is used. Blocking any of it leaves every breathing
feature working exactly as it does now.
What is stored on your device
Your practice statistics (sessions completed, minutes breathed, your most-used
practice and the date of your last session) and your settings (sound, ambience
and volume, animation, reduced motion, default session length) are saved in
your browser's local storage. That data never leaves your device, and we cannot
see it. Separately, the analytics services described above store their own
cookies and identifiers in your browser.
Deleting your data
Use Clear history under Your Practice on the home screen, or
clear this site's data in your browser settings. Both remove everything
immediately and permanently.
Network and audio
Apart from the analytics services above, the app requests nothing from the
network. Every practice, screen and sound is already on your device. All sounds,
including the ambience, the phase chimes and the completion tone, are generated
by your browser as you listen. No audio is downloaded or streamed, and your sessions run
normally with no internet connection at all.
Children
Breathfine is a general-wellness tool and is not directed at children under 13,
and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will appear on this screen.
Terms & conditions
By using Breathfine, you agree to the following.
Not medical advice
Breathfine offers general-wellness breathing exercises. It does not diagnose,
treat, cure or prevent any medical or psychological condition, and it is not a
substitute for care from a qualified professional. Nothing here should be taken
as medical advice. If you have a heart or lung condition, are pregnant, have a
history of fainting, panic attacks or seizures, or are under a doctor's care,
please speak to them before starting any breathing practice.
Use it sensibly
Stop immediately if you feel dizzy, faint, breathless or uncomfortable. Never
force your breath, never practise prolonged breath holding, and skip the holds
in any pattern if they feel wrong for you. Do not use Breathfine while driving,
cycling, operating machinery, or in water. You use it at your own risk.
No warranty
Breathfine is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or
implied. We do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that
it will produce any particular result. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
we accept no liability for any loss or harm arising from its use.
Your data
Your statistics and settings live only in your browser. Clearing your browser
data, using a different device or switching to private browsing will remove
them. We hold no backup and cannot restore anything.
Intellectual property
The Breathfine name, logo, design and code belong to Arkhe Ventures LLP. The
breathing techniques themselves are long-established public practices and belong
to nobody.
Changes
These terms may be updated; the current version always appears on this screen.
Help keep Breathfine free
Breathfine exists to help people breathe a little easier. If it has been useful
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Breathfine is built to help people breathe a little easier. Your contribution
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Settings
Install Breathfine
Background ambience
A slow pad with soft bells that arrive at unpredictable intervals. Generated live in your
browser, with no files, no streaming and nothing to license.
Phase chime
A soft tone marks each change of phase. Sound starts only after you turn it on.
Spoken phase cues
Your device's voice says each phase aloud, so you can close your eyes.
Breathing animation
Reduced motion
Holds the circle still and keeps the timer and ring. Follows your system setting until you
change it here.
