Breathe. Slow down. Feel better.
Guided breathing techniques with a gentle animation to help you calm anxiety, relax, sleep and refocus - plus a meditation timer and grounding exercises. Free, private, no sign-up.
How do you want to feel?
Pick a goal and find a breathing technique that fits.
Box Breathing
Square, steady, grounding
4-7-8 Breathing
Wind down and drift off
Coherent Breathing
Find your calm rhythm
Belly Breathing
Deep, slow, relaxing
Physiological Sigh
Fast relief from stress
Pursed-Lip Breathing
Slow the breath down
More ways to care for your mind
Calms your nervous system
Slow breathing with a long exhale gently switches off the stress response.
Anytime, anywhere
No equipment and nothing to learn - just a few minutes whenever you need it.
Completely private
No account, no tracking, no server. The only things saved are your theme and your self-check result, and they stay in this browser.
Guided breath by breath
A gentle animation paces every inhale, hold and exhale - just follow the circle.
Why breathing helps
Your breath is one of the few parts of the nervous system you can control directly. Slow, deliberate breathing - especially a longer exhale - signals safety to your body, easing the fight-or-flight response, lowering your heart rate and quieting anxious thoughts. RespiraNow makes this simple: just follow the animated orb as it expands and contracts, and let your breath follow along.
Whether you want to calm a panic spike, wind down for sleep, sharpen your focus or take a mindful pause in a busy day, there is a technique here for it. Everything runs privately in your browser - no account, no data collection - so you can return any time you need a moment of calm.
Do breathing exercises really work?
Yes. Slow, controlled breathing - especially with a longer exhale - activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which lowers heart rate and reduces stress. It is one of the simplest evidence-based ways to calm down in the moment.
Which breathing technique is best for anxiety?
For anxiety, try the physiological sigh for fast relief, or 4-7-8 and coherent breathing to settle over a few minutes. The long exhale in each is what calms the body. Pair them with the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise if your mind is racing.
How often should I practise?
Even a few minutes a day helps. Many people use breathing exercises both as a daily habit to build calm and in the moment when stress rises. Do what feels good and never force the breath.