Show HN: A visual guide to Box Breathing

[bitterblotter]

A recent post on HN got me thinking about how to visualize box breathing, and this is the result. I hope you'll find it useful

It can easily be installed as an app (PWA) on mobile or desktop for offline/easy access. Instructions are at the bottom of the page.

Reference post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33586383

Source code: https://github.com/lassebomh/box-breathing

Happy breathing HN

[ushercakes]

This is just so well designed. No confusion, no fluff, just clean, easy, and useful. GJ props

[UniverseHacker]

Box breathing seems interesting but I find that it makes me anxious and my heart rate climbs as I do it. Isn’t it supposed to do the opposite of this?

[Semaphor]

Just in case you are interested in trying something else, I can recommend, 4-8-7-0 instead, it's amazing for really calming me down.

[kayodelycaon]

I feel like I'm suffocating while trying it. I don't really bother holding my breath when I'm trying to relax. I just focus finding a smooth pace of inhaling and exhaling a bit of a gap between breaths.

[crenwick]

Nice. A while ago I made a similar graphic as an iPhone widget.

I found it useful to have the reminder when I picked up my phone.

Open source code is here: https://github.com/crenwick/BoxBreathing

[robg]

Still amazing to me that the neurophysiology dictates that slower breathing lowers heart rate and faster breathing increases heart rate.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709795/

[austinkhale]

This is great! Thank you for taking the time to create it.

[ElfinTrousers]

This is a neat little thing you've made here. I feel more relaxed just watching it.

[fiveseven_]

another similar resource https://quietkit.com/box-breathing/

[mxxx]

This is dope! So simple but really nicely executed.

[graderjs]

Thanks!

[pai]

love it!

[2kwatts]

Thank you. I've been needing some stress techniques recently, and this has helped out a lot!