Calmur is an app designed to help users reduce stress and improve relaxation through guided breathing exercises.
Features
Guided Breathing
The app uses a visual representation with a circle that expands and contracts, guiding users on when to inhale and exhale, aiding in stress reduction and mindfulness.
Focus Mode
A mode that allows users to concentrate on their breathing exercises without distractions, enhancing concentration and effectiveness.
Sleep Improvement
Provides specific breathing exercises to help users fall asleep faster and achieve deeper sleep, contributing to better overall rest.
Theme Customization
Offers different themes to personalize the meditation and breathing session experience, aligning with the user's mood.
Session Progress Tracking
Displays a progress ring around the circle during a session, helping users track their progress and remain engaged.
Instant Calm
Guided breathing exercises are designed to immediately signal your brain to lower stress hormones like cortisol, providing a calming effect within minutes.
Reduced Physical Tension
Implementing slow, rhythmic breathing techniques decreases heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and relaxes tense muscles throughout your body, easing physical tension.
4-7-8 Breathing
This breathing technique involves inhaling for 4 counts, holding your breath for 7, and exhaling for 8 counts. It's especially effective for calming anxiety.
Box Breathing
A method popularized by Navy SEALs for managing stress, it uses equal counts of 4 for inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding again.
Preset time durations
Offers three preset durations for breathing sessions: 1, 3, or 5 minutes, allowing you to choose the time that suits your schedule and needs.
Keyboard shortcuts
Allows seamless control of your session with keyboard shortcuts, such as using the spacebar to start/pause or 'F' to toggle Focus Mode.
Mobile gestures
Supports gesture controls on mobile devices, enabling you to swipe left or right to switch between different time durations.
Offline functionality
Works completely offline after the page loads, so you can use Calmur anytime, anywhere, without the need for an internet connection.
Enhanced Cognitive Function
Breathing exercises improve attention, working memory, and decision-making by affecting the prefrontal cortex.
Anxiety Management
Specific breathing patterns can be as effective as medication in managing anxiety, reducing symptoms significantly.
Neuroplastic Changes
Consistent breathing practices increase gray matter in brain regions associated with attention and sensory processing.
Improved Heart Rate Variability
Regular breathing practice enhances heart rate variability, which is associated with better cardiovascular health and stress resilience.
Enhanced Immune Function
Controlled breathing modulates immune responses, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory markers.
Relax Theme
Designs with optimal colors and timing specifically for pre-sleep use that won't interfere with melatonin production.
Personalized Reminders
Allows users to set reminders for regular breathing sessions, helping to maintain consistency and build a routine.
Session Reset
Easily reset your meditation session using the 'Reset' button to start again with the same or different duration.