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Show HN: A visual guide to Box Breathing

by bitterblotter on 11/18/22, 12:16 PM with 15 comments

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

  • by ushercakes on 11/21/22, 6:21 PM

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

  • by UniverseHacker on 11/21/22, 6:45 PM

    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?

  • by crenwick on 11/21/22, 6:04 PM

    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

  • by robg on 11/21/22, 6:27 PM

    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/

  • by austinkhale on 11/21/22, 6:09 PM

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

  • by ElfinTrousers on 11/21/22, 6:20 PM

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

  • by fiveseven_ on 11/21/22, 6:49 PM

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

  • by mxxx on 11/20/22, 3:40 AM

    This is dope! So simple but really nicely executed.

  • by graderjs on 11/18/22, 12:26 PM

    Thanks!

  • by pai on 11/18/22, 12:46 PM

    love it!

  • by 2kwatts on 11/18/22, 7:05 PM

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