Breathe deeper. Live lighter.
The breathing app that actually adapts to you. 24+ expert presets, a custom pattern designer, a millisecond breath-hold challenge, and six original ambient soundtracks — all free to start.
Box Breathing
Patterns
Featured Breathing Patterns
A curated shortlist across anxiety, sleep, focus, and performance — pick one for right now.
Box Breathing
2 min · 6 roundsEqual four-count cycles used by Navy SEALs and elite athletes to regulate the nervous system under pressure.
4-7-8 Breathing
1 min · 4 roundsDr. Andrew Weil's natural tranquilizer — an extended exhale that unlocks the parasympathetic brake.
Wim Hof Style
1 min · 3 roundsPowered hyperventilation rounds followed by a long breath hold — the pattern behind the Wim Hof Method.
Alternate Nostril
2 min · 6 roundsNadi Shodhana — yogic left/right balancing that sharpens focus before deep work or decisions.
Coherent 5-5
2 min · 10 roundsResonant breathing at six cycles a minute — the heart-rate-variability sweet spot researchers target.
Deep Sleep
1 min · 3 roundsA five-phase wind-down (4-7-8-5-5) that shepherds you from wired to asleep inside three rounds.
Categories
Explore by Category
Six paths — one for every state of mind.
Balance
Symmetrical, even-tempo breathwork that recalibrates your nervous system when life feels wobbly.
Calm
Extended exhale sequences that flip the parasympathetic switch when anxiety is loud.
Energize
Fast, rhythmic cycles that turn sluggish mornings into sharp, caffeine-free focus.
Focus
Hemispheric-balancing techniques for the 30 seconds before deep work begins.
Unwind
Slow, extended exhales that dissolve the day and hand you to sleep.
Uplift
Three-part diaphragmatic breathing that opens the chest and lifts the mood.
Pattern Designer
Customize your own breathwork protocol
Drag phases, tweak seconds, loop rounds — then copy a six-character code into BreathMAX on any device. No account. No sign-up.
Build a PatternFeatures
Everything BreathMAX does
A real tool, not a screensaver.
Custom Exercise Builder
Design your own breathing pattern with up to 14 steps, loop rounds from 1 to 20, and save unlimited presets.
Shareable Pattern Codes
A six-character code holds an entire breathing protocol. Paste it, play it, share it.
Breath Hold Challenge
Measure lung endurance in milliseconds. Watch your top-five records climb week by week.
Deep Statistics & Level System
Every session becomes XP. Every XP becomes a level. The app remembers everything so you can forget nothing.
Achievements
Twelve milestones that celebrate progress — from First Breath to Marathon Breather.
Streak System
Current streak. Longest streak. A visible reason to show up for yourself tomorrow.
For You
Curated for your world
From auditioning actors to marathon runners — the presets and features that fit your day.
Breathing Exercises for Actors
Stage voice, camera presence, audition nerves — three problems, one breathing stack.
Breathing Exercises for Singers
Support long phrases, stabilize vibrato, protect your voice across a 90-minute set.
Breathing Exercises for Athletes
Raise CO₂ tolerance, sharpen arousal control, recover between efforts like the top 1%.
Breathing for Runners
Lock cadence to breath, neutralize side stitches, finish long runs with fuel in the tank.
Breathing for Swimmers
Dry-land drills that translate to pool-breathing technique, intercostal control, and turn speed.
Breathing for Freedivers
Static apnea prep, surface interval recovery, CO₂ tables — all in one guided flow.