Prana Breathing Exercises

Free Breathing Exercises

Guided breathing you follow with an orb, a wave or a breath sound: box breathing, 4-7-8, cyclic sighing, coherent breathing and eleven more, each with its steps, the reason behind it and its source, plus a pace finder, a breath test and your progress, with nothing uploaded.

Today: 0 min of 5 minPick a technique and press Start

Breathe

Right now I feel

Techniques

Just for you

Keys in a session: Space pauses and ends a hold, Esc ends, M sound, G guide, E eyes closed; on the Breath test tab, Space starts and stops the timer.

How to Use Prana Breathing Exercises: Step-by-Step

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Say how you feel

Tap a word under Right now I feel, such as Stressed, Cannot sleep or Need to focus, and the tool picks a technique and a length for that moment. Or choose one of the fifteen cards, filtered by Calm, Sleep, Focus, Energy, Balance or Breathless.

2

Set the length and pace

Pick minutes, breaths or rounds, and make the pattern slower or faster with the pace buttons: the shape stays the same, only the seconds change. Choose a guide: the orb, the wave or words only.

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Press Start and follow

The orb fills as you breathe in and empties as you breathe out; the wave shows the breaths to come, so you can see a hold coming. Blue is breathing in, green breathing out and purple holding, with a count for each step.

4

Close your eyes if you like

Eyes closed darkens the screen and lets a breath sound, soft tones or a singing bowl guide you. Space pauses, Esc ends, M turns the sound off and on, G changes the guide and E closes or opens your eyes.

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Rate before and after

Before and after a session, say how tense you feel from 1 (very calm) to 5 (very tense), and add a note if you like. Progress then shows which techniques leave you calmer.

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Keep it going

Progress shows today against your daily goal, the days in a row, the last 14 days, a 26-week calendar and every session. Save a spreadsheet or a backup, and add a daily reminder to your calendar from Sound and settings.

Why Use Prana Breathing Exercises?

📚 Fifteen techniques, each explained

From cyclic sighing and box breathing to 4-7-8, coherent breathing and the humming bee breath: every technique comes with its steps, the reason behind it, a source where one exists and a care note where it has a risk.

🎯 A pick for the moment

Right now I feel turns ten everyday states, from stressed or panicky to low on energy or out of breath, into a technique and a length, with one line on why it was chosen.

👀 Three ways to follow, or none

Follow the orb, the wave of the breaths to come, or words only. With your eyes closed, a breath sound made on your device guides you, and the steps can be spoken with your device's own voice.

🧭 Your own pace

The pace finder tries five slow paces from 6.5 to 4.5 breaths a minute and keeps the one you rate smoothest, ready to use as Your pace whenever you come back.

✏️ Patterns of your own

Build a pattern with holds, a top-up breath, alternate nostrils or a pace that slows down by itself, see its shape as you set it, and share it with a link that carries it inside.

🔒 Nothing uploaded

Every sound is made in your browser, and your sessions, ratings, notes and patterns stay on your device, kept in this browser between visits. A backup file moves them to another device.

Breathing Explained

💓 The heart and the breath

The heart beats a little faster on each breath in and a little slower on each breath out. At about six breaths a minute that swing is at its largest, which is what coherent or resonance breathing uses; the best pace differs slightly from person to person.

📐 The ratio matters more than the seconds

A pattern such as 4-7-8 is a ratio. If a hold feels too long, make the whole pattern faster and keep its shape: the pace buttons do exactly that. Slow down only as far as it stays easy; a breathing exercise should never feel like a struggle for air.

⚠️ When to take care

Fast breathing and breath holds lower the carbon dioxide in your blood, which can bring dizziness, tingling or fainting. Practise them sitting or lying down, never in water or while driving, and not in pregnancy or with epilepsy, heart problems or high blood pressure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prana free, and is anything uploaded?

It is free, with no registration and no limit on sessions. Like every page on ZeroDataUpload, it is supported by advertising. Every sound is made in your browser, and your sessions, ratings, notes and patterns stay on your device: they are kept in this browser between visits and never sent to a server. Delete everything, under Sound and settings, removes them.

Which breathing exercise should I start with?

Equal breathing (in for four, out for four) or the long breath out (in for four, out for six) are gentle places to start: no holds and nothing fast. If you are not sure, tap how you feel under Right now I feel and the tool picks a technique and a length for that moment. Each card says what it is for, and the panel beside it explains how to do it and why.

Are breathing exercises safe?

Slow breathing without holds suits most people. Fast breathing and breath holds can make you dizzy, tingly or even faint, so never practise them in or near water, while driving or standing up, and skip them if you are pregnant or have epilepsy, heart problems or high blood pressure. Stop and breathe normally whenever you want to. Breathing exercises can help you relax, but they do not replace care for a medical or mental health problem.

Can I do the exercises with my eyes closed?

Yes. Eyes closed turns the screen dark and lets a sound guide you: a breath sound that rises as you breathe in and falls as you breathe out, soft tones or a singing bowl. On most Android phones the phone can also vibrate at each step, and the steps can be spoken with your device's own voice.

What does the breath test measure?

It times how long you can hold, comfortably, after a normal breath out, until the first clear urge to breathe. It is a personal record, not a health score: the number changes with the time of day, sleep and how you count, so the tool compares each result only with your own earlier ones and shows the trend over the weeks.

How does Find your pace work?

It guides you through five slow paces, from 6.5 down to 4.5 breaths a minute, and after each one asks how smooth and easy it felt. The pace you rate highest (on a tie, the slower one) becomes Your pace, a coherent breathing pattern at that speed in the Just for you list. You can run the finder again at any time.

Can I make and share my own breathing pattern?

Yes. Make your own pattern sets the seconds for breathing in, a top-up breath, holding full, breathing out and holding empty, nose or mouth, alternate nostrils, and a pace that slows down by itself. Share copies a link that carries the pattern after the # sign, which browsers never send to a server; whoever opens it can try it once or keep it.

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How Prana works

Slow breathing is a simple way to calm down that many people use. The heart slows a little on each breath out, and Prana guides each breath so you only have to follow.

Stay safe

Never practise breath holds or fast breathing in or near water, while driving, or standing up. Feeling a little light-headed or tingly can happen; slow down or breathe normally. If you are pregnant, or have heart or lung problems, epilepsy or high blood pressure, stay with the gentle techniques and ask your doctor about the rest. Breathing exercises can help you relax, but they do not replace care for a medical or mental health problem.

Your data

Prana works in this browser. Every sound is made on your device, and what you do or write here is kept in this browser and never sent to a server. Like every page on ZeroDataUpload, this page shows ads. Use Backup on the Progress tab to keep a copy or move to another device.