Show HN: Sixbpm – a free thing that slows your breathing down
Sixbpm is a free web-based tool designed to help users slow their breathing down. It utilizes the phone's accelerometer to listen to breathing patterns and guides users to achieve six breaths per minute, which can improve heart rate variability and reduce stress. The creator, who has personal experience with headaches and stress management, emphasizes that the tool is simple to use and does not require any personal data.
- ▪Sixbpm is accessible via a web page with no installation or account required.
- ▪The tool listens to breathing and plays tones to guide users to six breaths per minute.
- ▪The creator developed Sixbpm to manage stress and has found it beneficial for personal health.
- ▪The application is free and designed to help users reduce stress regardless of their background.
- ▪No personal data is collected, and session history is stored locally in the browser.
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i made https://sixbpm.com with the help of an llm, im not an engineer by trade just someone whos suffered from burnout from cluster headaches and has struggled recently with rebound headaches.there is nothing to install, no account, just a web page.You lie down, put the phone face-down on your chest and tap start.It listens to your breathing through the accelerometer for a minute, then plays two tones - one for the inhale, one for the exhale - and slowly stretches them out until you're around six breaths a minute. Fifteen minutes total.Six breaths a minute is roughly the resonance frequency of your cardiovascular system. At that rate with a long exhale your heart rate variability, blood pressure, and breathing sync up and your vagal tone climbs.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.