A breath guide
The Breath Astrolabe
Choose a pattern, press begin, and let your breath follow the astrolabe: in as it grows, out as it settles. If a pattern feels like a strain, choose a gentler one. The breath should never be forced.
At rest
Choose a pattern and begin.
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Pattern
Length
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Where the patterns come from
- Ward Box: box breathing, taught by former Navy SEAL Mark Divine. Read more in Time.
- Slumber: the 4-7-8 or Relaxing Breath of Dr. Andrew Weil, who says the ratio matters more than the speed. Read his instructions.
- Pendulum: close to coherent breathing, developed by Stephen Elliott in the early 2000s, which builds up to six seconds in and six out. Read more at Choosing Therapy.
- Oak Root and Sovereign Throne: this scroll's own counts. Each simply makes the out-breath longer than the in-breath.
A soft bell rings at the start and the end. While it runs, the page dims.