Awesome Breathing: Pacer Timer

Awesome Labs LLC

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About this app

Awesome Breathing is a simple, elegant tool to guide and visualize your breathing. Use it daily to help with meditation, sleep, stress, anxiety, or to simply bring a few moments of calm or mindfulness to your day.

"Beautiful and responsive UI with customizable breathing patterns."

"I became interested recently in breathwork. This app is a fantastic aid to that work. I only discovered it after weeks of using stopwatches and timers. Great app, thank you!!!!"

"Excellent app, simple to use. As a psychotherapist I am using it myself and recommending to clients who might benefit."

"Simple. Intuitive. Beautiful UI and gestures. Amazing breath app that helps you stay mindful."

Features:

• Clean, simple interface allows for uncluttered and calming breathing experience
• Fully customizable inhale, exhale, and (optional) pause durations
• Choose from included programs such as Box Breathing, Relaxing Breathing, Equal Breathing, Measured Breathing, and Triangle Breathing
• Create and save custom programs!
• Sessions can be free-form (no duration) or timed duration (up to 30 minutes)
• Optional pre-session countdown timer allows for a few moments to "settle in" before your session begins
• Choose from several pacer color themes
• Optional guided vocal cues signal when to inhale, exhale, and hold so breathing can be done without looking at your device
• Vibration mode allows for silent breathing sessions
• Bells can be enabled to signal the beginning and end of your sessions

Included Programs:

Box Breathing (4-4-4-4)

Also known as Navy SEAL or tactical breathing, this is a surprisingly simple and effective way to help regain calm and control of your thoughts when under stress. Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4. All through your nose.

Relaxing Breathing (4-7-8)

Have trouble falling asleep? Try this 4-7-8 technique. Inhale for 4 through your nose, hold for 7, exhale for 8 out of your mouth.

Equal Breathing (4-4)

A pranayama practice called Sama Vritti, this breath can help take your mind off the racing thoughts or whatever might be distracting you. Inhale for 4, exhale for 4. All through your nose. (Try a 6 or 8 count, once you feel comfortable.)

Measured Breathing (4-1-7)

A handy stress-reducing practice that can be done anywhere, anytime. Inhale for 4, hold for 1, exhale for 7. All through your nose.

Triangle Breathing (4-4-4)

Another great technique that can help alleviate anxiety or stress. Imagine a triangle with equal sides. Inhale for 4, exhale for 4, pause for 4. Repeat.

We hope Awesome Breathing helps you reach your goals, and look forward to being a part of your journey. We are just getting started, so would love to hear your reviews and feedback!

Ratings and reviews

I love the idea of this app!! I'm very excited to make a habit out of using it. I have noticed that with my Galaxy phone, I am not able to customize the days of the week I can set a reminder, only the time. I had my friend with an iPhone test it out and she could do it. I'd also like if there were at least 4 different reminders I could set. My schedule varies a lot from day to day as I work part time. It would be nice to have a morning and night alarm for my work-day and off-day schedule.

Simple but just what I was looking for! I wanted an app that would visualize (and speak) to guide breathing for my daughter to help her go to sleep without being distracting. I love that you can customize the time duration, use a dark display if you choose, and pick the level of verbal cues. Well executed!

Wow this is awesome! Have high blood pressure that seems to be stress related. Set a 5 min duration 5.5 in-out w/.5 pause on inhale & exhale w/starting and ending bells in the mustard theme - loooove it! Thank you!!! Update: still loving this! The only thing I can think of that might be an improvement is if the last breath was always finished instead of being cut off by the timer - like if it always ended after a complete exhale even if that added a few more seconds :) Ty again!!

What's new

New audio options! Our latest version includes more ways to make your breathing sessions even more "awesome":

• Audio cues - we've added a new voice option, "Sage"! Sage Rader is a breath artist, biohacking pioneer, violinist, poet, and the creator of NeuroAcrobatics™ (https://neuroacrobatics.com)
• Start and end bells - we’ve added new options you can choose from to begin and/or end your sessions
• Background audio - several new ambient track options have been added

Happy Breathing!