Cardiac Coherence Mindfulness

What this app is for?

This application allows to reserve a period to focus on oneself.

It allows you to help controlling your respiration by, at first make it more regular, then by reducing the number of respiration per minutes.

Just breathe in when the water drop is going up and breathe out when it goes down. A vibration allows you to follow the pace with your eyes shut.

A menu allows you to specify the duration of the exercise and the number of respiration per minute.

A notification can be programmed to remind you that it is time for some exercise.

If you have an Apple Watch, you can see the evolution of your heart rate in real time!

Note: This application uses HealthKit to connect to your Apple Watch and gather the instantaneous heart rate information.

What cardiac coherence is?

Following medical research neurocardiology, cardiac coherence is the name that was given to a reflex phenomenon discovered by U.S. researchers fifteen years ago.

It has been proven that Heart and Brain beat in unison: If our mind and emotions affect the heart rate, heart rate also has an influence on our brain.

By controlling you heart rate, you can also control your emotions, limiting your overall stress condition.

The easiest way to control your heart beat is by controlling your respiration. A slower, controlled respiration directly reduces and control the heart beat.

What mindfulness is?

Mindfulness is about paying attention to the present moment, thoughts, emotions, physical sensations and the environment in a deliberate and non-judgmental manner (eg, "This emotion is incorrect"; This feeling is undesirable "). It is about being in full contact with the present moment rather than reliving the past or anticipating the future.