zaterdag 14 mei 2011

Full version of BreathTheWaves is released!

http://market.android.com/details?id=nl.breaththewaves

After a couple of weeks of testing we got positive feedback from a number of users who really valued BreathTheWaves as an aid to practice mindfulness of breathing. Now the full version is released on the Android market. For most people three minutes sessions are a bit short to do medititation training so in the full version you can set your own session duration. Have fun!

Btw any ideas for cool, relaxing soundscapes are welcomed.

woensdag 20 april 2011

BreathTheWave Lite Android App is released!!!

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.breaththewaves&feature=search_result

BreathTheWaves is a relaxation app that automatically synchronizes to your breathing and accordingly creates a soundscape such as a seashore. BreathTheWaves helps you maintain attention on your natural breath and can support meditation training by practicing Mindfulness of Breathing.

BreathTheWaves uses the motion sensors in your phone, please note that the accuracy of the app is only as good as the accuracy of the sensors in the device this app is installed on.

BreathTheWaves is intended to be used when lying down with your phone placed on your abdomen. Begin a pattern of even regular breathing and the app starts synchronizing to the movements of your abdomen. Remember that BreathTheWaves does not aim to guide your breathing with cues, but rather synchronizes to your natural breathing to promote mindful attention.

After several breaths the app picks up your breathing pattern and starts to create the soundscape. You will appreciate the audio most vividly when using headphones. BreathTheWaves offers different scenes for producing soundscapes, including 'Seashore' giving rolling wave sounds and 'Deep sea' generating whale sounds. The Full version of BreathTheWaves allows you to determine the duration of your session by setting the timer. The Lite version has a limited session duration of 3 minutes. BreathTheWaves can present a chart displaying your average respiration rate during the session. Note that the app needs to collect sufficient data, and after several minutes you are able to view the history. It is recommended to look at the chart at the end of your session.