Breath counting
Each exhale gets a number, up to 10. If your mind wanders, you start again at 1, without judging yourself. It is gentle focus training.
- Recommended duration
- 3 to 5 minutes.
- When to use it
- Before working or studying, to settle a scattered mind.
Try it now
Breathe in
Follow the shape: it grows as you breathe in and shrinks as you breathe out.
How to do it
- Breathe in for 4 seconds.
- Breathe out for 6 seconds counting “one”.
- Keep going up to ten, one exhale per number.
- At ten, or if you lose count, start again at one.
What it does
- Trains your focus
- Gives your mind a simple anchor
- Nothing to learn
In the app, this technique is guided by a voice, its own animation and ambient sounds. To create your own rhythm, use BreathLab.
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