A wee bit o space for yersel
Meditation timer
A quiet place tae sit. Juist a timer, a saft bell, and room tae just be.
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Whanever ye're ready
5:00
Wake lock is released whan ye pause or finish.
A wee bit written guidance
Let yer breathin find its ain rhythm. Notice ae in-breath and ae oot-breath. Whan yer attention wanders, gently come back. Wandering is pairt o sittin.
Stop if ye feel dizzy or uncomfortable. Breathe normally again. Nae breath-haudin challenges. This isnae treatment.
Ance this page has loadit, the pace-setter, timer and bells work offline in this tab. Reloaddin or openin anither page needs a connection.
The timer uises elapsed time. Background tabs can delay soonds; keep the tab visible for cues.
Yer session log
Nae sessions saved. There's naethin tae catch up on.
A wee bit evidence. Some limits.
Goyal and colleagues (2014) reviewed 47 randomised trials wi 3,515 folk. They fand moderate evidence for reduced anxiety (effect size 0.38 at eight weeks) and depression (0.30), but low or insufficient evidence for attention, sleep and positive mood. Thir were programmes, no a test o this timer.
Goyal et al., JAMA Internal Medicine (2014)In ae month-lang trial, Balban and colleagues (2023) fand that five minutes a day o cyclic sighin improved positive mood mair than mindfulness meditation. There wis nae significant change in heart-rate variability or trait anxiety. Ae trial is a reason for curiosity, no a promise.
Balban et al., Cell Reports Medicine (2023)