Free Breathing Timer
Pick a pattern, choose a length, and breathe. It runs here in your browser, with no sign-up and nothing to install.
Box breathing: 4-4-4-4 seconds, 3.8 breaths a minute
Free, no sign-up. Stop if you feel dizzy or lightheaded, and breathe normally.
Which pattern should you use?
4-4-4-4 Box breathing
Before a hard task, a talk or a tense meeting. Equal counts steady your attention.
Steps, evidence and safety4-7-8
In bed, when your mind will not settle. The long hold and longer exhale slow everything down.
Steps, evidence and safetyCyclic sigh
The quickest calm-down when you feel wound up. Two inhales, one long exhale.
Steps, evidence and safety3-2-6-2 Extended exhale
A gentle daily practice with no long holds. The long out-breath does the work.
Steps, evidence and safetyAnulom Vilom
Alternate nostril breathing from pranayama, for a slow, balanced reset.
Steps, evidence and safety
Questions
Is this breathing timer really free?
Yes. The timer runs in your browser with no account, no sign-up and nothing to install. Pick a pattern, choose one, three or five minutes, and press start. Vayu, the app, guides the same patterns as gentle taps on Apple Watch and Wear OS if you want to breathe with your eyes closed.
Which breathing pattern should I use?
For focus before a task, try box breathing. For sleep, try 4-7-8. To calm down quickly, try a cyclic sigh. For an easy daily habit without long holds, use the extended exhale. If you practise pranayama, Anulom Vilom alternates nostrils. Each pattern links to a full guide with steps and safety notes.
How long should I use a breathing timer?
Even one minute can help you settle, and three to five minutes makes a good daily session. A short practice you repeat every day is usually more useful than an occasional long one, so pick a length you will actually keep. Stop and breathe normally if you feel dizzy or lightheaded.
Can the timer vibrate on my phone?
On Android phones using Chrome, you can turn on vibration and the phone taps at each change of breath. iPhone Safari does not let websites vibrate the phone, so on iPhone the timer is visual. The Vayu app guides each breath with haptics on iPhone, Apple Watch and Wear OS.
Breathe with your eyes closed
Vayu guides these patterns as gentle taps on your Apple Watch or Wear OS watch, so you can practise anywhere without watching a screen.
Get Vayu, free to startBreathing exercises are not a substitute for medical care. If you are pregnant, or have a heart, lung or seizure condition, read our safety guide first.
